Da'Shon Carr

2 months ago | newamerica.org | Edward Conroy |Da'Shon Carr |Tia Caldwell

In February 2024, the New America Higher Education Policy Team submitted a letter of support for Maryland's House Bill 0463. The bill would require the Maryland Higher Education Commission to collect data regarding the parental status of students from each public institution of higher education in the state.

Feb 23, 2024 | newamerica.org | Da'Shon Carr

Dana T. Weekes is the Founder & Principal of Thrive Architects, a public policy and professional development firm. Being the child of a student parent and immigrant parents shaped Dana’s career as a lawyer-lobbyist in education policy, particularly issues related to community colleges, adult learners, and student parents.

Oct 19, 2023 | newamerica.org | Da'Shon Carr |Tia Caldwell |Hilary Tackie |Edward Conroy

New America sat down for a conversation with Amanda Winters, Program Director, and Portia Polk, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Best Practices at the National Governors Association (NGA), to discuss the state policy efforts they are doing to elevate the voices and needs of student parents.

Oct 5, 2023 | newamerica.org | Da'Shon Carr |Sarah Sattelmeyer |Tia Caldwell |Edward Conroy

New America sat down with the Institute of Women's Policy Research's (IWPR) Nina Besser Doorley, Vice President of Policy and Strategic Initiatives and Afet Dundar, Senior Research Director at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), for a conversation on how they are using policy research to close gaps and advance equity for the one in five college students that are student parents.

Jul 25, 2023 | newamerica.org | Edward Conroy |Da'Shon Carr |Olivia Cheche

In ten years, new students heading to college may walk into their first class and find a much less diverse student body than they would today. For years, affirmative action has been a tool for many colleges and universities to expand educational opportunities for historically marginalized and minoritized students.