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Susan Opok – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2024
School re-entry for pregnant girls and young mothers is increasingly recognized by African governments as a critical measure to improve the education of marginalized adolescents and mitigate school pushout. In Uganda, the high rate of teenage pregnancy, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted the government to approve "Revised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Parenthood, Mothers, Pregnancy
Farmer, Yvette; Cawthon, Laurie; Lindsay, Jonathan – 2001
This pilot project was designed as a collaborative effort to serve substance abusing women and their young children. The goals were to improve the health and welfare of these families by early identification of pregnant substance abusers; improve access to and coordination of health care services and chemical dependency treatment; and provide…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Cooperation, Drug Rehabilitation, Early Intervention
Owensboro Public Schools, KY. – 1989
A Preparing Girls Project was incorporated into the Teenage Parent Program, which had been in operation in the Owensboro (Kentucky) City School System since August 1961. It was intended to produce more capable single teen mothers who would be more likely to finish their education and join the labor force. The assessment instruments were reworked…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Planning