Primary Sources: Does Having Teachers of Their Own Race Help Students Avoid Pregnancy? [Ncfy.acf.hhs.gov]

Samantha Sangenito 8/13/144:00 AM

Researchers Danielle N. Atkins and Vicky M. Wilkins wanted to know whether the presence of minority and female teachers in high schools lowers teen pregnancy rates among African-American youth. To test their hypothesis, Atkins and Wilkins surveyed high-school teachers and a school district administrator from Georgia public schools. The researchers also analyzed teen pregnancy rates from the Georgia Department of Community Health, educational outcomes data from the National Center for Education Statistics, and unemployment rates from a census gathered over four years.

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