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Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children

Reading Achievement of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Context

Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context

Officials Release New Details in Elementary School Massacre

On Saturday, Newtown, Conn. officials released the names of the 20 children and six adults slain in last Friday’s shooting spree at...

Remembering Elementary School Shootings of the Past

The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre Nov. 14 constitutes the second deadliest mass school shooting incident in American history, second only to...

Support for Federal Youth Advisory Council Grows

Advocates are ramping up pressure on the White House to appoint a bipartisan advisory council made up of community leaders under the...

Sex Ed: A Complicated Equation For CPS

Story courtesy of The Chicago Bureau.  CHICAGO — Every fall, when Jeff Frecka teaches health to his class of ninth graders, he knows...

Childhood Trauma Threatens National Well-Being: DOJ Task Force

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two out of three children in the United States experience or witness violence, crime or abuse while growing up,...

UPDATE: More than Two Dozen Killed, Among Them 20 Children, in One of Nation’s Worst School Shooting Massacres

In one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history, 27 people – among them, 20 children – are reported dead...

Students in Coaching-Centered Writing Program Post Statistically Significant Gains

Wednesday, New York-based nonprofit Teaching Matters released a new report detailing pilot study results from its Writing Matters curriculum.  In a two-year...

U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony on School-to-Prison Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty-year-old Edward Ward (pictured left), a sophomore on the honor roll at DePaul University, tried to describe to U.S. Sens....

‘Home’ is with My Family

Story from The Chicago Bureau. CHICAGO — Less than a month after Barack Obama was reelected by an increasingly diverse America, immigrants...

Subcommittee Schedules Hearing on Prevention of Child Maltreatment Deaths

Wednesday, the House Committee on Ways and Means’ Subcommittee on Human Resources will hold a hearing in Washington, D.C. regarding plans to...

Exposure to Violence Impacts Mother and Child in Complex Ways

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The well-being of children is intricately connected to the well-being of their mothers, starting from the multiplying cells of...

Exploring the Use of Pell Grants To Go From Prison to College

NEWARK, N.J. – Recidivism could be cut and public dollars could be saved if lawmakers lifted a longstanding federal ban on Pell...

Teens in Abusive Relationships Likelier to Engage in “Anti-Social” Behaviors as Adults, Says New Report

A new study published in Pediatrics indicates that approximately 30 percent of the nation’s teens have been involved in an aggressive relationship,...

CDC Says Young People Accounted for One-in-Four New HIV Infections in 2010

New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data indicates that an estimated 12,000 young people became infected with HIV in 2010, with young...

Foundation Strives to Create Legacy for Juvenile Justice Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nonprofit MacArthur Foundation has spent more than $100 million since 2004 on developing blueprints for reform within the juvenile justice...

New Study Examines Public Perceptions, Student Needs Regarding Higher Education in America

Last week, the Brookings Institution held an event titled “Innovation Imperative: The Future of Higher Education,” and centered around a new study...

Large Grant Brings Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs to Boston-area Schools

In November, two Boston-area hospitals announced plans to commit $1 million to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) in order to implement...