School Performance and Early Childbearing: Identifying Girls at Risk of Teenage Parenthood
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School Performance and Early Childbearing: Identifying Girls at Risk of Teenage Parenthood

A Research Report from the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program Evaluation
Published: Jun 29, 1998
Publisher: Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research
Human Services Family Support Strengthening Families and Responsible Fatherhood
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Robert Wood

A Research Report from the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program Evaluation. Examines whether school performance and other school-related measures for middle school and early high school girls can predict whether they will go on to become teenage parents, finding that frequent absenteeism is an important predictor.

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