Education & Title IX

Teen parents face enormous barriers to success in school. The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (PPSAE) provides states and school districts with the necessary framework and resources to support pregnant and parenting students and ensure that they have equal access to educational opportunities.  This fact sheet outlines key provisions of the bill and provides background information on pregnant and parenting students in the U.S. 

The National Women's Law Center, along with 140 other organizations, submitted written statements in support of DREAM Act in preparation for a hearing on the merits of the bill on June 28, 2011.  The DREAM Act would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were brough to this country before the age of 16, graduate from high school, exhibit good moral character, and attain at least two years of post-secondary education or two years of miltary service, among many other requirements.