Program Seeks to Lower Teen Pregnancy Rate in New York

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Each year, 750, 000 Americans under the age of 20 become pregnant. The United States has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy among western industrialized countries. New York City has an especially high rate, with about 20, 000 teen pregnancies each year. Since 1984, the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program has worked to reduce the birth rate for teens. The program has worked with the Children s Aid Society, which operates afterscho