94% of us say procrastination dampens our happiness
Procrastination isn't easy to avoid, but we're unhappy when we find ourselves brushing up against deadlines. We found some advice.
News & Issues
Couple charged in sexual assault of Collinsville teen
A Granite City, Ill., couple allegedly lured a 14-year-old girl into a hotel, gave her drugs & alcohol, & committed sex acts on her.
Student asks Miss America to prom, gets suspended
After what was perhaps the most famous non-rejection of a prom-date question ever, a Pennsylvania student pays the price for speaking out of turn.
A pitcher & all-around student leader is killed
A student leader, shot and killed in Baltimore, just short of graduation, leaves friends, teachers, and police puzzled as to why it happened.
To parents: Set the school stage, then let it be
A new book suggests that some parental involvement can be detrimental to children's academic life. We agree in part and disagree in part.
Gunmen abduct 'about 100 schoolgirls' in Nigeria
Attacks on schools in Nigeria, probably at the hands of the Islamist group Boko Haram, have increased over the last 12 months.
You'd better get prepared for the new SAT — NOT
Some test prep companies want you to believe they are the only path to high SAT scores. Not true. And what does it matter anyway?
Testing protests are swelling up
Standardized testing has created a rising wave of protests across the country. While we support the idea, the energy seems misdirected right now.
Doing more to report & prevent child sexual abuse
The Ind. Supreme Court will let the criminal conviction stand of a principal who failed to report suspected child abuse (to police or child services).
Disadvantaged youth thrive, don't just survive
Pres Obama signed a memo to create the "My Brother's Keeper" task force and, we hope, will help to improve lives for disadvantaged young people.