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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Benefits are big when kids stop having kids |
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Births to teenage mothers – one of the leading causes of social dysfunction – have dropped dramatically since 1991, and the rate in California is now the lowest ever recorded for the state, according to a new study. This trend, which has received relatively little notice, appears to be both a product of a cultural shift and the harbinger of more to come. It is great news. The children of teen mothers are widely believed to be less healthy, more prone to abuse, poorer, less educated, more often placed in foster homes and more likely to become criminals. |
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http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/515529.html |
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CONTRA COSTA TIMES
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Sponsors say an innovative program has helped turn a Richmond school around |
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The Richmond school is part of the nationwide MicroSociety program, which attempts to merge real-world opportunities with basic learning skills. Students run their own businesses, create their own legal system and elect a city council that determines the school's rules. Those who make their "micromoney" working at the bank or the post office can spend it on market days at other students' restaurants and cafes. They pay taxes. Some are even trained as peacekeepers. |
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http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_7555362 |
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