WyCo fights high teen pregnancy rates
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The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do $7.49 From the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin to struggle. They get expelled from preschool nearly five times more often than girls; in elementary school, they’re diagnosed with learning disorders four times as often. By eighth grade huge numbers are reading below basic level. And by high school, they’re heavily outnumbered in AP classes and, save for the realm of athletics, show in… |
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Teenage Pregnancy and School Dropouts in Texas: Demographic Profile and Effect on Earnings, High School Graduation, and GED Certification $57.79 The United States has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy among developed countries. In 2002, almost 800,000 teenagers became pregnant in the U.S. (National Center for Health Statistics). Teenage pregnancy is associated with social and psychological suffering, and is also a cause for school abandonment. This study investigates the demographics of female students who dropped out of Texas public s… |
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