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Download full textLawer, Jo Ann; Cromley, Lynn – 1992
The Family Support Act of 1988 presented states with a unique opportunity to address the needs of pregnant and parenting teens. The Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare have seized this opportunity and are leading the nation in combining their programmatic and fiscal resources to expand the state's teen parent initiative. The…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Agency Cooperation, Early Parenthood, High Schools
McGee, Elizabeth A.; Archer, Elayne – 1988
This report describes a survey, conducted winter 1987-88, of policies, practices, programs, and plans for pregnant and parenting students in nine urban school districts. Interviews were conducted with administrators in superintendents' offices, in dropout prevention planning, and in programs for pregnant and parenting students. Among the findings…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services
Sagrestano, Lynda M.; Paikoff, Roberta L. – 1997
Adolescent sexual activity and the resulting pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases have been on the rise during the past several decades. This chapter addresses each of the three objectives regarding sexual behavior outlined in the Healthy People 2000 initiative. Background data and trends in adolescent sexual behavior are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Contraception
