Teen Mothers Forgotten: The Gap Between High School and Higher Education

Though the national teen birth rate has declined since 1991, teen motherhood is still associated with educational and lifetime disparities among women who give birth at ages 15-19. Using the Understanding America Study data, I examine teen mothers' educational and financial outcomes with neares...

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Published in:Journal of higher education policy and leadership studies 2023-06, Vol.4 (2), p.107-117
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