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Youth Well-Being Report Finds Gains, Pressures on Teens
Education Secretary Riley previewed Youth Indicators 1993 at Hine Junior High. The 153 page study notes rising high school completion and college enrollment but warns of violence AIDS drugs poverty and family instability facing today’s students. It cites 24 percent in single parent homes and black teens with one parent at 57 percent. It also reports teens’ higher risks of murder and suicide and a sharp rise in arrests since 1950.
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