Under the Student Parent Data Collection Act (110 ILCS 149), the Illinois Board of Higher Education worked in conjunction with the Illinois public universities and advocates to develop an operational definition, execute a workable data collection plan, and provide annual reports on this student group.
The reports include systematic and statewide data on student parents and their academic outcomes, and also includes baseline information on the availability of on-campus or university-affiliated childcare. This information was uniformly collected across all 12 of the Illinois public universities.
Annual reports: