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  • News & Trends – March 5, 2014

    March 2014 Beyond Hollywood: Heroin Headlines Report Teen Use Nationwide    Last summer’s headline news was the heroin-related death of Glee star Cory Monteith, best known for playing television’s clean-cut high school football star Finn Hudson. Last month’s headline was Philip Seymour Hoffman, also known to teens for his role as head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee in […]

  • Alcohol Education: It’s Never Too Early

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  • News & Trends – October 1, 2013

    October 2013 Research Study: Binge Drinking More Common Among High School Seniors  A study by University of Michigan and Pennsylvania State researchers, published by JAMA Pediatrics, reports that consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in a row is common among high school seniors, with some students engaging in extreme binge drinking of as many as 15 or more […]

  • News & Trends – September 12, 2013

      September 2013 Gallup Poll: Americans Say U.S. Schools Should Teach “Soft” Skills      While student success may depend upon core subject content like math and reading, other life skills  are viewed as critical for student success. The annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll on American’s attitudes toward public education finds that most Americans believe that today’s […]

  • News & Trends – May 31, 2013

      May 2013 Trending: Is Online Privacy Even an Issue for Teens?      According to new research released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than they have in the past, but they are also taking a variety of technical and non-technical […]

  • News & Trends – May 22, 2013

      May 2013 Trending: Connect with Kids Tracks Research on Teen Materialism and Work Ethic      Connect with Kids real and relevant focus on a cultural shift toward narcissism and materialism in today’s youth is now making national news headlines.     The CWK documentary Living from the Inside Out profiles research from Jean M. Twenge, […]

  • News & Trends – April 30, 2013

      April 2013 National Study: Teen Abuse of Rx Drugs Up 33 Percent Since 2008        New survey results from The Partnership at Drugfree.org confirm that one in four teens has misused or abused a prescription (Rx) drug at least once in their lifetime, a 33 percent increase over the past five years. Additionally, […]

  • News & Trends – April 22, 2013

      April 2013 School Connectedness: Helping Students Feel Safe and Secure       When the news of the day frightens and bewilders even the most secure adults, how can we help kids to feel the safety and security they need to learn and grow? We know that students who feel connected to their school are […]

  • News & Trends – March 28, 2013

                  March 2013 The Power of Storytelling: Build Resilience in Kids            More good news regarding the power of storytelling.  Research shows that using real stories to connect with students can establish emotional connections and build self-confidence, and can have even greater impact when those stories […]

  • News & Trends – March 18, 2013

                  March 2013 TMI? Study Finds Parents Talking about Past Drug Use Can Be Detrimental      In texting lingo, the kids call it TMI: Too Much Information. A new study published in the Journal Human Communication Research reports that children whose parents did not disclose drug use, but delivered […]