NEW YORK — At 17, Maggie Duwelius is a busy high school senior with her eye on a tough, competitive college. She’s a hard worker, her mom said, but her grades often fall short of that goal as she navigates a whirl of extracurriculars: sports, volunteer gigs, voice lessons, baby sitting. Maggie’s life — much [...]
LOS ANGELES There’s good news for parents who worry that their teenagers’ sex lives are affecting their school performance: A provocative new study has found that teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those who don’t have sex. The same isn’t true for teens who “hook up.” Researchers found that [...]