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Letter of Support for Washington State Student Parent Data Collection Bill

��Ƶ's Student Parent Team Submitted a Letter of Support for Washington's SB 6227

Jan 23, 2026

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Stephanie Baker, Ewaoluwa Obatuase, Richard Davis Jr.

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In January 2026, the ��Ƶ Higher Education Team submitted a for Washington's Senate Bill 6227. This bill would formalize data collection protocols to support parenting students and implement a workgroup to provide recommendations for identifying parenting students.

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Stephanie Baker

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Stephanie Baker

Senior Policy Manager, Higher Education

Ewaoluwa Obatuase

Ewaoluwa Obatuase

Policy Analyst, Higher Education Policy

Richard Davis Jr.

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Richard Davis Jr.

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