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Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 1998
Adolescents who are hopeful about their futures are less likely to become pregnant. Other factors that can help lower the teen pregnancy rate are age-appropriate K-12 sex education classes; access to contraception; and parents who have close relationships with their children and communicate their values about sex and sexuality. Sidebars cite…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Contraception, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Sources
