Kristin A. Moore and Barbara W. Sugland

In the following viewpoint, Kristin A. Moore and Barbara W. Sugland contend that teenage pregnancy is a serious problem because teenage parents complete fewer years of school than older parents, and this lack of education undermines their employment prospects. In addition, the children of teenage parents often do poorly in school and suffer behavioral problems. Moore and Sugland argue that community efforts, such as educational programs, are necessary to combat the problem of adolescent pregnancy. Kristin A. Moore is the president of Child Trends, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to studying children, youth, and families; Barbara W. Sugland is a senior research associate at Child Trends.

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1. What problems do the authors associate with living in a single-parent family"

2. What are three risk...