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Norfolk Public Schools, VA. – 1989
Teenage pregnancy is a nationwide problem that continues to increase in epidemic proportions. GRADS (Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills) offers a home economics program as well as employability training to adolescent mothers in Norfolk (Virginia) Public Schools. Additional support is given as the pregnant teens and teen mothers strive to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Competency Based Education, Employed Parents, Employment Potential
Peer reviewedKarraker, Meg Wilkes – International Journal of Social Education, 1995
Contends that, in the public's perception, much of adolescents' trouble today can be traced to deterioration in the quality of family life. Reports on a study of education completion and marriage. Finds that females living with mothers only, who complete their senior year in high school, actually have higher educational attainment and later…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
