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My Story: 16 and Pregnant

Sarah Roberts | Posted 05.16.2012

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Sarah Roberts

Sixteen and pregnant. It wasn't exactly the dream I'd had while I was in my junior year of high school. I dreamt of moving away to college and living in a dorm. But when I got the news that I was pregnant, everything changed.

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Health Of Detroit Infants, Mothers Improving

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 04.30.2012

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A report released Monday by the Michigan League For Human Services has some good news for Detroit's expectant parents and new babies, but finds there'...

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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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Joseph Erbentraut

Teen Mothers Find Support, Education And Empowerment

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 01.31.2012

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The Simpson Academy for Young Women, a Chicago public school, last week cut the ribbon on its newest addition -- and it wasn't a new library wing, com...

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Life's Detours Don't End the Story

Sarah Henson | Posted 02.28.2012

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Sarah Henson

I wonder what my life would have been like had Teen Mom been popular when I had my son at age fourteen. I wonder if the stares would have lasted as long or if the shame would have moved inside of my heart where it lived for years.

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Learning Works Charter School Chasers Help Dropouts Graduate

Posted 05.25.2011

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"Chasers" make all the difference at Learning Works! Charter School in Pasadena, California. Unlike at a typical educational institution, the Learning...

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Why Teen Mothers Like Jamie Lynn Spears Keep Getting Shocked Up By The Media.

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vanessa Richmond

What's really at stake isn't whether the story of Spear's pregnancy is true or not, but the way the news is delivered and then the way that pregnancy and birth are treated by the media and public.

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