Their text messages were meant only for each other. But now hundreds of one young couple's intimate written exchanges have been exposed as the dramatic focus of a trial that could land a woman in jail years after her boyfriend killed himself. The blockbuster case playing...
source: CNN
Changes are coming again to school lunches. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently announced that...
source: By: Cait Harrison
ASHA is accepting nominations for five available seats on ASHA's Board of Directors (BOD) for the 2018-2019 term (Jan. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2019). ASHA's BOD is a working board and all board members will serve on and/or chair committees. To be considered for nomination,...
source: ASHA
When Heather Kiausas was seven weeks pregnant, one of her third graders punched her in the stomach. Kiausas, an elementary school teacher with seven years of experience teaching in the School District of Philadelphia, had up until then handled the child's behavior issues...
source: The Hechinger Report
A dozen states are trying to keep children in school longer, from making kindergarten mandatory to raising the legal drop-out age. But it's not an easy sell. Nevada is among the states this year that have or are considering proposals to stretch the compulsory attendance...
source: The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Most researchers and parents agree that effective social and emotional skills are essential to a child's development and success as an adult. But how much do we know about these skills, how to measure them, and what impact they have?...
source: The Brookings Institution
Overweight youths experience a disproportionate number of problems socially and find themselves battling more "frenemies" when compared to more svelte kids, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Southern California assessed...
source: Study Finds
When it comes to reporting a sports-related concussion, high school boys are less likely to speak up than high school girls, new research reveals. The findings, derived from surveying nearly 300 young Michigan athletes, highlight a "show-no-weakness" mentality that experts...
source: HealthDay News
Teens who regularly or occasionally smoke marijuana are more likely to use illegal drugs or other harmful substance by the age of 21, according to research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health and conducted at the University of Bristol in England....
source: HealthCentral.com
Registration is now open for the American School Health Association's Annual Conference that is scheduled Oct. 11-13 in St. Louis, MO. ASHA has secured a discounted room rate of $155 per night plus tax at the Hilton St. Louis at the BallPark. Please call (314) 421-1776...
source: ASHA
Missy Hart grew up in Redwood City, Calif. — in gangs, on the street, in the foster care system and in institutions. "Where I'm from," the 26-year-old says, "you're constantly in alert mode, like fight or flight." But at age 13, when she was incarcerated in juvenile...
source: NPR
The risk for suicide in adolescents who have been hospitalized for alcohol-, drug- or violence-related injuries is similar to that of teens who self-harm, even 10 years later, new research shows. Investigators led by Annie Herbert, PhD, research associate, Institute of Epidemiology...
source: Medscape
Depression is usually considered an issue parents have to watch out for starting in the turbulent teenage years. The CW channel, full of characters with existential angst about school, friends and young love, tells us so, as do the...
source: The Washington Post
Teen births continue to decline in the United States, with health officials reporting a 9 percent drop from 2013 to 2014. Births to 15- to 19-year-olds fell to a historic low of 24 births per 1,000 women in 2014, said Sherry Murphy, a statistician at the U.S. Centers for...
source: HealthDay News via UPI
