Investing in public education earns high marks for greater upward mobility
Investing in education may help boost economic opportunities for the next generation, according to a team of economists.
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2018
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News tagged with teen pregnancy
Teen pregnancy not an isolated issue, sociologists say
In a nationwide study, University of Arizona sociologists Christina Diaz and Jeremy E. Fiel found that the negative effect of young motherhood on educational attainment and earnings is not limited to those from disadvantaged ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2016
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Current state of the American family
Most young Americans plan to get married someday, but more than 40 percent of births now occur outside marriage, and the American family itself has become far more diverse and varied.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2014
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Study shows income inequality a key factor in high US teen births
New research reveals the surprising economics behind the high U.S. teen birth rates, and why Texas teens are giving birth at triple the rate of Massachusetts youth: high income inequality and low opportunity cost.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2012
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Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected
On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2023
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Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children—and changed their lives
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Mississippi state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, much earlier than the 24-week threshold generally established by the pivotal abortion rights ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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Minority teachers reduce African-American teen pregnancy rates
Nationwide, 34 percent of girls get pregnant at least once before age 20, according to a study for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In Georgia, 86 out of every 1,000 African-American girls age 15-19 and 58 ...
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2013
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Research: Pregnant teens want to go to college, need support
The United States has the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rate among developed countries in the world. Many mistakenly believe that teens who become pregnant do not have aspirations of going to college or finding a ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2011
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Are Latino teens sexual risk takers? It's complicated, researcher says
A University of Illinois researcher advises caution when trying to characterize gender roles and sexual behavior among this country's Latino adolescents and young adults.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2010
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