SFA AWARDED NEARLY $2M GRANT TO EXPAND CHILDCARE ACCESS FOR PARENTING STUDENTS

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news release:

Stephen F. Austin State University was awarded a nearly $2 million, four-year grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Child Care Access Means Parents in School program, a federal initiative designed to help low-income parenting students access affordable childcare and complete their college degrees. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Lauren E. Brewer, associate professor of psychological sciences and co-principal investigator for the grant, and Dr. Heather Olson Beal, professor of education studies and principal investigator for the grant, which will fund SFA's Jacks Childcare, Academic support, Retention and Economic impact, or Jacks CAR...