Connecting pregnant and parent teens to available education
services is crucial for them to succeed. A large-scale federal grant recently
received by Washington state will help. The $6 million grant,
grant known as Expectant and Parenting Teens, Women, Fathers and Their Families
project, will help teens primarily in
four counties with high teen pregnancy and birth rates: Yakima, Franklin, Grant
and Adams. The project will run from 2013 to 2017. As part of the grant, the
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction will receive $255,908 a year for
four years for its the Graduation, Reality,
and Dual-Role Skills program. GRADS helps
teens prepare for graduation, as well as increase positive parenting skills,
academic achievement and economic independence. GRADS programs include on-site
or nearby child care. For more information, click story: here.
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