Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work

Creating a Statewide Absence Policy for Expecting and Parenting Students: A Case Study of Community-Based Policy Work

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Community-based coalitions can be a powerful force for social change.This article describes how a group of organizations and individuals combined their knowledge and strengths to succeed in crafting suction-cup-dildos an educational policy that was signed into state law.The Young Parent Working Group is a multidisciplinary coalition that advocates for the educational attainment of expecting and parenting students.

This case-study highlights the progression of the Incontinence/Single Use initial policy development, the evolution of the group, successful interpersonal processes, legislation, messaging, lobbying for bi-partisan support, and finally the transition to policy implementation and next steps.