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EVIL TEENS: Irony, Prison Make-Up and Other Horrifying Truths about Teenage Life in America

Malina Saval | Posted 05.30.2012

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In a classroom, a group of eighth graders dressed in skinny jeans, shrunken cardigans and obscure indie rock band tees gather together. Their teacher flips open her laptop to take notes.

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Teen Sex Study Shows Surprising Effect Of Sex Education

Posted 03.12.2012

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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/08/2012 01:56 PM EST on LiveScience Teens who receive formal sex education wait lo...

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Teen Moms Speak Out About Balancing Motherhood And College

| Jessica Salerno | Posted 02.22.2012

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A typical day for a college girl consists of going to class, hanging out with friends, maybe catching an episode of Jersey Shore and meeting up later ...

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Mail-Order Condom Program For Teenagers Causes Controversy

Carly Schwartz | Posted 02.19.2012

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A new program supported by the California Department of Public Health will allow teenagers throughout various parts of the state to order condoms onli...

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One Less Thing To Worry About: 4 Out Of 5 Teenage Boys Use Condoms Their First Time

AP | By CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 12.12.2011

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CHICAGO -- A surprising 80 percent of teenage boys say they are using condoms the first time they have sex, a government survey found in a powerful si...

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Will Arkansas Officials Support Black Student Achievement?

Rashad Robinson | Posted 10.30.2011

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Kymberly Wimberly was forced to share a "co-valedictorian" designation with a lower achieving White student. This after a staffer worried aloud that having her in that role would cause "a big mess."

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Why Gaby Rodriguez Should Be Applauded

Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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For decades social psychologists have been developing research strategies to generate the kind of data that Gaby collected during her project. This is the prism through which Gaby's experiment should be viewed.

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Kristin Hannah Touches the Heart With Night Road

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.28.2011

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Kristin Hanna is at her best when she creates stories full of love and conflict, and her latest novel Night Road is one of her best.

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Should Teen Parents Have Their Own High School?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it better to treat teenagers with children the same as every other student, or should they have their own special school? That question lies at th...

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Teenage Girls Undergo 'Breast Ironing' In Cameroon (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Affecting one out of every four girls, the brutal practice of "breast ironing" is on the rise in the African country of Cameroon. The procedure -- whi...

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"Teach Your Children Well"

Pat Earley | Posted 05.25.2011

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A commitment to improving the quality of early education benefits everyone and may be the most cost-effective economic investment for our future.

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Are Black Children An "Endangered Species"?

Reproductive Justice | Posted 12.22.2011

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The black community is the frequent testing ground for bad legislation and restrictive medical policies. But this time, according to sponsors and anti-abortionists, its purpose is to stop discrimination -- before birth.

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Los Angeles Area High School Students Find a Path to Graduation Through Art

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 06.04.2010

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The HeArt Project is designed specifically for kids who have struggled in traditional educational environments and are at risk of dropping out of high school.

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Bristol Palin: Speaker for Hire

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Isn't there a bit of hypocrisy in having Ms. Palin be a spokesperson for sexual abstinence and against teen pregnancy? That is like having BP advocate for environmental conservation.

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Loving Our Children Is Not Enough

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 11.17.2011

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What parents do and don't do, say and don't say, provide their children with the experiences that their children interpret into beliefs. Those beliefs affect their lives for better or for worse.

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Bristol Palin $30K Per Speaking Engagement? ...I Too Am a Single Mother

Andy McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Standing ovation. Lives changed. Eggs unfertilized. I'm like a maternity-clothed Tony Robbins. I could do this in towns and cities across America, and for far less than $15,000.

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Profile Of A Teen Mother

Reproductive Justice | Posted 12.22.2011

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I see a lot of teenage girls having kids, and it's not until you have your child and you're taking care of your child that you understand that it's really not about you anymore, that you're living for somebody else. I just feel like wait, if you can, just wait-until it's the right time for you.

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Sex Ed in Utah

Reproductive Justice | Posted 05.25.2011

My legislative district in St. George, Utah, is conservative, and I am conservative. Yet, I am running legislation to promote contraceptive education. Why? Well, I'll tell you.

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In a TMZ World, Marriage Is a Nuisance and Babies Are Accessories

Donna Estes Antebi | Posted 11.17.2011

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I'm starting to think I'm an anomaly. And I'll admit it. I run seriously out of step with our fame-obsessed, tabloid-saturated, "hook up" culture. I j...

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UK Leads World In Underage Drinking

guardian.co.uk | Owen Bowcott | Posted 05.25.2011

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UK's levels of teenage pregnancy, drunkenness and unemployment are among highest out of 30 countries...

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Miley Cyrus Meet Marcia Brady

Amy Siskind | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've already had too many conversations with my daughter before the appropriate age. How many times will the actions of our teenage TV stars prompt discussions on topics well before their time?

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The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

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Shock Teen Pregnancy Video In UK Sparks Controversy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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An extremely explicit YouTube video meant to scare teenage girls out of ever getting pregnant has become somewhat of a web sensation after it was init...

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Taking the Wraps Off Condoms

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Just in Case looks to be a simple and attractive makeup accessory, but serves a greater purpose. A hidden well contains two 2" x 2" condom foils.

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Anti-Abortion or Anti-Sex?

Cindy Handler | Posted 05.25.2011

To right-wing ideologues, the debate begins and ends with the sinful act of sex outside of marriage, which can lead to only one outcome: punishment.

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