Fall 2017
Committee:
Executive Committee
WHEREAS, Students have a variety of situations that may leave them vulnerable to dropping out of classes because they are unable to pay or find daycare for their children;
WHEREAS, paying for daycare should not be a barrier for students to receive an education and better their lives; and
WHEREAS, A family with better educated parents is more likely to contribute to society on a grander scale than one with uneducated parents;
RESOLVED, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges research and look into expanding student access to subsidized or reduced cost child care programs for students.
Citation for 1st whereas, White, Gillian B. “The Quiet Struggle of College Students With Kids.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 11 Dec. 2014, www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/the-quiet-struggle-of-college-students-wi th-kids/383636/ Citation for 3rd whereas: Berger, Noah, and Pete Fisher. “A Well-Educated Workforce Is Key to State Prosperity.”Economic Policy Institute, Economic Policy Institute, 22 Aug. 2013, www.epi.org/publication/states-education-productivity-growth-foundations/
WHEREAS, paying for daycare should not be a barrier for students to receive an education and better their lives; and
WHEREAS, A family with better educated parents is more likely to contribute to society on a grander scale than one with uneducated parents;
RESOLVED, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges research and look into expanding student access to subsidized or reduced cost child care programs for students.
Citation for 1st whereas, White, Gillian B. “The Quiet Struggle of College Students With Kids.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 11 Dec. 2014, www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/the-quiet-struggle-of-college-students-wi th-kids/383636/ Citation for 3rd whereas: Berger, Noah, and Pete Fisher. “A Well-Educated Workforce Is Key to State Prosperity.”Economic Policy Institute, Economic Policy Institute, 22 Aug. 2013, www.epi.org/publication/states-education-productivity-growth-foundations/
Status
Not feasible. The SSCCC does not have the resources to research all available childcare programs for students. This could, however, fall into the full cost of education legislative priority.