Low-Income L.A. Area Students Took Part in Fewer Risky Health Behaviors When Admitted to Charter Schools
A new study by University of California researchers examined teenagers from low-income Los Angeles neighborhoods and found that those who were admitted to public charter schools were less likely to engage in risky behavior, such as binge-drinking or tobacco use. Most of the study participants were Latino students who applied to one of the area's three top-performing public charter schools between 2007 and 2010.
- "Poor Teens' Health May Benefit From Top Schools" (Tanner, AP/ABC News, 7/21).