Letter supporting Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act
On July 29, 2011 National Campaign CEO Sarah Brown wrote a letter to Representatives Judy Chu and Jared Polis commending them for their leadership in introducing the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2011. This legislation provides important resources and access to essential services, including teen pregnancy prevention and family planning services, and removes barriers that pregnant and parenting teens face while trying to complete their education.
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Why It Matters: Teen Pregnancy and Education (2010)
Parenthood is a leading cause of school dropout among teen girls. This fact sheet makes the connection between the importance of reaching educational attainment and postponing pregnancy and parenting.
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A Look at Latinos: Latina Teen Pregnancy and Educational Attainment (2010)
Although teen parents generally have difficulty completing their education, there is a particular disparity among Latina teens. More than half (54 percent) of Latina teen moms do not complete high school, compared to 34 percent of teen moms overall.
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Policy Brief: Preventing Teen Pregnancy is Critical to School Completion (2010)
One of every three students fails to graduate from high school in this country, and the crisis is even more severe among minority students. Yet as federal, state, and local officials, community and business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and philanthropists develop strategies that will help reduce these alarming dropout rates, an important piece of the puzzle – too-early pregnancy and parenthood – is often neglected. America’s Promise Alliance and The National Campaign have developed a policy brief with key facts and recommendations.
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Briefly: Unplanned Pregnancy and Community Colleges (2009)
This brief paper summarizes the problem of unplanned pregnancy and why it matters for community colleges, and points to several federal policy initiatives that could help.
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Title VI of H.R. 3312: Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy Among Community College Students (2009)
The Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act (H.R. 3312), authored by Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Tim Ryan (D-OH), would authorize $15 million a year in new demonstration grants to community colleges to develop and implement innovative approaches to prevent unplanned pregnancy and promote healthy relationships among community college students in order to improve college completion.
Download The National Campaign’s summary of the community college provisions
Read a letter supporting the provision from the American Association of Community Colleges
Read a letter supporting the provision from the Health Services Association of California Community Colleges
A baby changes everything: The true cost of teen pregnancy’s uptick
MSNBC.com (February 19, 2010)
For more about the Campaign’s work with colleges, visit the Colleges section.