Improving Community College Student Success by Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy
A Capitol Hill Briefing
The National Campaign and Child Trends, along with honorary co-hosts Representatives Michael Castle (R-DE), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Tim Ryan (D-OH), hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill on November 17, 2009. David Baime, Vice President for Government Affairs at The American Association of Community Colleges and Andrea Kane, Senior Director of Policy and Partnerships at The National Campaign moderated the discussion, which included brief remarks from Representatives Castle and DeLauro, a short presentation of preliminary findings from qualitative research with community college students in Maryland, and officials from three colleges who discussed the innovative steps they are taking to address unplanned pregnancy among community college students.
Read a blog post from Representative Mike Castle on the briefing