Using program evaluation, microsimulation modeling, survey research, policy analysis, and other methods, Urban researchers explore issues that affect families in which parents are pursuing education and training goals. This work highlights opportunities to create smoother pathways and establish necessary supports for parents to complete secondary education, postsecondary education, and other credentials that may lead to a good job and support intergenerational mobility.
We have mapped 11 large policy systems that student parents concurrently navigate, including social safety net programs, early childhood education and care, and the public school system.
