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When Does Bullying Begin?
May 29, 2013 14:58 ET | Committee for Children
SEATTLE, May 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- News stories about bullying often involve middle school or even high school students. But is that really when these negative behaviors start? Research...
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Chicago Public Schools Pioneering Comprehensive Supports for Students' Diverse Social and Emotional Needs
May 21, 2013 16:27 ET | Committee for Children
CHICAGO and SEATTLE, May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Released this week, Chicago: Pioneers in Social-Emotional Learning shows social-emotional learning at work at three of Chicago Public Schools'...
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Teachers the World Over Face the Same Issues
April 12, 2013 12:30 ET | Committee for Children
SEATTLE, April 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Psychologists, researchers and educators from around the globe will gather in Seattle early next week to discuss the importance of teaching social-emotional...
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Lawmakers Working to Help Create Safer, More Successful Schools
January 31, 2013 13:04 ET | Committee for Children
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "I can't learn if I am afraid," reads the first of several similar slides on the Conditions for Learning Coalition's home page. It's a sentiment most of...
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Straightforward Bullying Prevention Advice for Parents, Children and Schools
January 24, 2013 16:37 ET | Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- We hear a lot about bullying these days: its prevalence, its causes, its effects. Less frequently do we hear about solutions to bullying: tangible, practical...
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Sandusky Sentencing Reminder of Need for Best Prevention Practices
October 07, 2012 13:14 ET | Committee for Children
SEATTLE, Oct. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jerry Sandusky, former assistant football coach at Penn State, was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys. On October 9, he is scheduled to be...