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May is National Teen Pregnancy Month
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Advocates for Youth

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unintended Pregnancy

May 14, 2012

News Clips

  • Studies Find American Teen Boys Need More Sexual Health Resources
    STD Test Express
    May 10, 2012
  • Predictive Behavior: Problems for Kids
    Daily RX
    May 9, 2012
  • Bacteria study of male adolescents reveals new insights into urinary tract health
    Indiana University
    May 11, 2012
  • Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor, Signs Controversial Sex Education Bill
    Huffington Post
    May 11, 2012
  • Sex, Privilege and Change at Mitt Romney’s Old School
    Wall Street Journal
    May 10, 2012
  • National science test shows only slight improvement
    Washington Post
    May 9, 2012
  • Junior Seau's suicide igniting conversation about potential dangers of football
    Arizona Republic
    May 8, 2012
  • More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Schools Require Them
    US News
    May 7, 1012
  • Scholars Say Pupils Gain Social Skills in Coed Classes
    Chicago Tribune
    May 7, 2012
  • NY boy wants to stay on girls field hockey squad
    Boston Globe
    May 7, 2012
  • Gay Ind. teen had stun gun to ward off school bullies, now he's suspended
    CBS News
    May 7, 2012

Opinion

  • TAKE TWO: Schools shouldn’t try to skirt the issue
    Columbia Daily Tribune
    May 10, 2012
  • A Call to Rewrite the Scripts in the Gender Drama
    Huffington Post
    May 9, 2012
  • All about boys - raising them, educating them & learning with them
    Blogging "Bout Boys
    May 8, 2012

International News
AUSTRALIA

  • Asexual awakening
    Sydney Morning Herald
    May 9, 2012
  • Medicare review stirs debate on circumcision
    Sydney Morning Herald
    May 8, 2012
  • Study finds teens are not getting enough shut-eye
    Herald Sun
    May 8, 2012

INDIA

  • Std XII Science pass rate dips, girls outscore boys, as usual
    The Indian Express
    May 11, 2012
  • Girls outshine boys in class 12 examination in J&K
    ZeeNews.com
    May 7, 2012

KENYA

  • Raising boys’ achievement
    New Zealand Education Review
    April 30, 2012

UK

  • Lagging at school, the butt of cruel jokes: are males the new Second Sex?
    The Guardian
    May 12, 2012
  • Why popular children are top of the class when it comes to exercise
    Mail Online
    May 7, 2012

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