Despite the promises and photo-ops on the campaign trail, the high school romance between Bristol Palin and Levi has burned out. According to Swampland, Levi Johnston has told the AP that the engagment is off.

The teen-aged parents have broken up. The odds seem to have been stacked against them. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy reports that ”at the time of their child’s birth, almost 1/3 of unmarried teen mothers are ‘certain’ that they will marry the biological father of their child. Another 25% say their chances of marrying are ‘good.’” But in reality, “not even 8% of unwed teen mothers are married to the baby’s father within the year.”

I guess this makes Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter a predictable statistic.  I sense a “teachable moment,” parents. Unless, of course, you are a high school teacher wanting to teach kids how to avoid these kinds of problems in the first place.