September is National Student Parent Month. Share and customize content from this toolkit with your network to help support parenting students.
Parenting students are hard-working, and National Student Parent Month is a time to acknowledge the determination and dedication of the nearly 1 in 5 undergraduate students who are also parents.
Working collectively with our partners and member organizations, every year Today’s Students Coalition helps lead a monthlong celebration of parenting students in support of students like Macauley O'Connell whose first enrollment attempt caused him to lose access to federal financial aid; Jennifer Shirk who balanced college, motherhood, and a full-time job; and La Quenta Lewis, a mother of three, a wife, and the operations manager at an elementary school in California who pursued higher education at the same time as her daughter.
September’s designation of National Student Parent Month is an opportunity to create a lot of buzz and advocate for the needs of parenting students. This toolkit is designed for you to share with your network. Treat the toolkit as your own. Share the importance of supporting student parents by downloading and customizing its content to fit the needs of your channels, networks, and audiences.
Not seeing what you're looking for? Reach out to us at info@todaysstudents.org.
September 1 - 30, 2025
Nearly 1 in 5 of #TodaysStudents are also parents. The higher education system can set them up for success through key policy, institutional, and societal changes to better #SupportStudentParents.
Learn more: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
Student parents lift as they climb… supporting parenting students has a multi-generation effect—bolstering not only the parent's success but also increasing their children's lifelong earning potential. When we #SupportStudentParents, we impact future generations.
More facts: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
BIPOC students are most likely to be student parents, and Black women are more likely than women from any other background to be parenting while in college and single parents. Our #HigherEd system must adapt and help them succeed.
Learn how we can #SupportStudentParents.
https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
College affordability and the availability of child care are two main obstacles #parentingstudents face in #HigherEd. This month is a time to shine a spotlight on how access to child care, basic needs programs, and improved data collection can help support them: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
BIPOC students are most likely to be student parents, and Black women are more likely than women from any other background to be parenting while in college and single parents. Our #HigherEd system must adapt and help them succeed.
Learn how we can #SupportStudentParents. Link in bio.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://www.supportstudentparents.org)
Student parents lift as they climb… supporting parenting students has a multi-generation effect—bolstering not only the parent's success but also increasing their children's lifelong earning potential. When we #SupportStudentParents, we impact future generations.
More facts. Link in bio.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://www.supportstudentparents.org)
Nearly 1 in 5 of #TodaysStudents are also parents. The higher education system can set them up for success through key policy, institutional, and societal changes to better #SupportStudentParents.
Learn more. Link in bio.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/)
College affordability and the availability of child care are two main obstacles #parentingstudents face in #HigherEd. This month is a time to shine a spotlight on how access to child care, basic needs programs, and improved data collection can help support them.
#SupportStudentParents. Learn more. Link in bio.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/)
Happy #NationalStudentParentMonth to the 4 million caregivers navigating #HigherEd with grit and determination. We celebrate their dedication and drive this month and always. #SupportStudentParents.
https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
College affordability + the availability of child care are 2 obstacles #parentingstudents face in #HigherEd. This month is a time to shine a spotlight on how access to child care, basic needs programs, + improved data collection can help support them: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
Student parents lift as they climb… supporting them has a multi-generation effect—bolstering not only the parent's success but also⬆️their children's lifelong earning potential. When we #SupportStudentParents, we impact future generations.
More facts: https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
BIPOC students are most likely to be student parents, and Black women are more likely than women from any other background to be parenting while in college and single parents. Our #HigherEd system must adapt to #SupportStudentParents + help them succeed.
https://www.supportstudentparents.org/
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The budget reconciliation bill proposed the most dangerous threats to financial aid in history, including significant slashes to Pell, elimination of subsidized loans for undergraduates, and increases to the cost of income-driven repayment plans. Vital food and health care programs, like SNAP and Medicaid, are also on the line for college students.
While the Senate version of the bill’s higher education provisions preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing massive cuts to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. The Senate needs to know that cutting student financial aid to support tax cuts for billionaires is not how you want your tax dollars spent. Share this letter campus- and community-wide. Together, we can flood their inboxes.
Past Pell recipients can also join the fight. Use the hashtags #GotPell or #IGotPell to share your stories about how the Pell Grant changed your life.
This toolkit is designed for you to share with your network. Treat it as your own. Download and customize its content to fit the needs of your channels, networks, and audiences.
Not seeing what you're looking for? Reach out to us at info@todaysstudents.org.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
While the Senate version preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing harmful changes to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. We can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
Send a quick letter to your senators at the link in our bio. #GotPell
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK)
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
While the Senate version preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing harmful changes to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. We can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
Send a quick letter to your senators at the link in our bio. #GotPell
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK)
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House just passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
This proposed budget means:
🚩fewer students will have access to Pell Grants
🚩subsidized student loans will be eliminated
🚩increases in the cost of income-driven repayment plans
🚩SNAP eligibility will be limited
🚩massive cuts to Medicaid and other program eliminations that put low-income students at risk of dropping out of school
The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
We can stop the Senate from passing this bill. Tell your Senator to reject this attack on higher education. Together, we can flood their inboxes.
See link in bio to send an email to your lawmaker.
#GotPell
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK)
It is worth repeating.
If the House budget passes the Senate, 4.4 million students will LOSE all or some of their Pell Grant.
Together, we can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
See link in bio to send an email to your lawmaker.
#GotPell
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK)
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
While the Senate version preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing harmful changes to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. We can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
Send a quick letter to your senators at the link in our bio. #GotPell
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK)
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
While the Senate version preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing harmful changes to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. We can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
Send a quick letter to your senators: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
While the Senate version preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing harmful changes to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. We can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
Send a quick letter to your senators: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
This proposed budget means:
🚩fewer students will have access to Pell Grants
🚩subsidized student loans will be eliminated
🚩increases in the cost of income-driven repayment plans
🚩SNAP eligibility will be limited
🚩massive cuts to Medicaid and other program eliminations that put low-income students at risk of dropping out of school
The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
We can stop the Senate from passing this bill. Tell your Senator to reject this attack on higher education. Together, we can flood their inboxes.
Send a quick letter to your senators: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
It is worth repeating.
If the House budget passes the Senate, 4.4 million students will LOSE all or some of their Pell Grant.
Together, we can stop the Senate from passing this bill. Send an email to your lawmaker: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
Got Pell Grants, student loans, even Medicaid? If you're a student or borrower, this concerns YOU.
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380 billion in higher education programs, primarily to fund tax cuts for billionaires. The cuts are dangerous, threatening access to education for students and their families while weakening the future U.S. labor force.
While the Senate version preserves access to Pell and subsidized loans, the reconciliation process is still underway — and Congress is still weighing harmful changes to financial aid.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Many students, graduates, higher education leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates have joined the #GotPell fight. We can stop the Senate from passing this bill.
Send a quick letter to your senators at the link in our bio: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380B in #highered programs to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
The reconciliation process is still underway.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Join the #GotPell fight: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
Last month, the House passed a bill that slashes $380B in #highered programs to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
The reconciliation process is still underway.
Make your voice heard before the bill becomes law. Join the #GotPell fight: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
It is worth repeating.
If the House budget passes the Senate, 4.4 million students will LOSE all or some of their Pell Grant.
Together, we can stop the Senate from passing this bill. Send a quick letter to your senators: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
The House passed a bill that slashes $380B in #highered programs to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
This means:
🚩Pell Grants will be harder to access
🚩NO subsidized loans for undergrads
🚩+ MORE
We can stop the Senate from passing this bill: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
The House passed a bill that slashes $380B in #highered programs to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
This means:
🚩Pell Grants will be harder to access
🚩NO subsidized loans for undergrads
🚩+ MORE
We can stop the Senate from passing this bill: https://bit.ly/3S9eMoK
#GotPell
It's a critical time for students - and the country.
U.S. colleges and universities enroll nearly 16 million students. Among the undergraduate population, 4 in 10 students leave college before completing a degree. Today, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports that the number of adults who have some college but no credential now stands at 36.8 million Americans.
Understanding who today’s students are is fundamental to creating a higher learning system that leads to their success.
TSC’s Today’s Students 101 contextualizes who today’s students are and why their needs matter to help inform essential higher education policy conversations. This tool kit is designed for you to share with your network. Treat the toolkit as your own. Share the importance of supporting the success of all of today's students by downloading and customizing its content to fit the needs of your channels, networks, and audiences.
Not seeing what you're looking for? Reach out to us at info@todaysstudents.org.
Today’s students are:
✅More diverse in age, race, and income level
✅Commuting from off-campus housing
✅Participating in the workforce
✅Responsible for work and family affairs beyond the classroom
Read more about #TodaysStudents in @TSCnational’s 101: https://bit.ly/3h1scQL
The educational pursuits of today’s students are as diverse as their backgrounds and lived experiences. @TSCnational’s Today’s Students 101 gives voice to the experiences and perspectives of learners across the country: https://bit.ly/3h1scQL
#TodaysStudents are different from previous generations, and they share one common theme: having faced barriers and hardships of their own on their way to higher learning. Learn more from @TSCnational’s Today’s Students 101: https://bit.ly/3h1scQL
The educational pursuits of today’s students are as diverse as their backgrounds and lived experiences.
How are #TodaysStudents different from yesterday?
Today’s students are:
✅More diverse in age, race, and income level
✅Commuting from off-campus housing
✅Participating in the workforce
✅Responsible for work and family affairs beyond the classroom
Learn more in @TSCnational’s Today’s Students 101.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: https://bit.ly/3h1scQL)
In less than a minute, you can help by sending a letter to Congress asking them to update SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) policies ahead of the Farm Bill reauthorization. Use the toolkit to tell your followers you took action for today’s students. Share the importance of ending hunger in higher ed by downloading and customizing its content to fit the needs of your channels, networks, and audiences.
Recent studies show 23% of today's students in the U.S. struggle with food insecurity. When students don't have enough to eat, they are faced with the difficult choice between two options: paying for food or college costs. Updates to SNAP rules can help.
Research proves the connection between SNAP participation and persistence in college. But today’s students are currently prohibited from accessing SNAP. Even if students would otherwise qualify for SNAP benefits based on their income, citizenship, and state-level eligibility, those attending class more than half-time are barred from receiving SNAP unless they meet a complicated set of exemptions.
Low-income college students need help meeting their basic needs to complete their degree or credential. Tell your friends, family, and followers about the #LetStudentsEat initiative. It takes all of us working together to end hunger in higher education.
Not seeing what you're looking for? We are a national coalition of higher education and benefits access advocacy organizations. Reach out to us at info@LetStudentsEat.org.
Many of today's college students struggle to access SNAP benefits due to complicated eligibility rules + insufficient outreach. Statistics show that of the students who are likely eligible, only 43% receive benefits.
#LetStudentsEat. Learn more: www.LetStudentsEat.org
Even if an individual meets income, citizenship, + state-level eligibility for SNAP benefits, college students enrolled more than part-time only qualify if they meet a complicated set of exemptions.
Ask Congress to #LetStudentsEat.
Awareness to action: www.LetStudentsEat.org
Many of today's college students struggle to access SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits due to complicated eligibility rules and insufficient outreach. Statistics show that of the students who are likely eligible, only 43% receive benefits.
We’re asking for Congress to help and #LetStudentsEat. Learn more: www.LetStudentsEat.org
Today’s students are currently prohibited from accessing SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Even if students would otherwise qualify for SNAP benefits based on their income, citizenship, and state-level eligibility, those attending class more than half time are barred from receiving SNAP unless they meet a complicated set of exemptions.
From awareness to action, ask Congress to #LetStudentsEat: www.LetStudentsEat.org
Many of today's college students struggle to access SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits due to complicated eligibility rules and insufficient outreach. Statistics show that of the students who are likely eligible, only 43% receive benefits.
We’re asking for Congress to help and #LetStudentsEat. Learn more. Link in bio.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: www.LetStudentsEat.org)
Today’s students are currently prohibited from accessing SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Even if students would otherwise qualify for SNAP benefits based on their income, citizenship, and state-level eligibility, those attending class more than half time are barred from receiving SNAP unless they meet a complicated set of exemptions.
From awareness to action, ask Congress to #LetStudentsEat. Link in bio.
(Put this URL in your Instagram bio: www.LetStudentsEat.org)
