Connections - May 2006

Connections

Connections is your monthly recap of news and information involving kids in America. For weekly updates please subscribe to the CFK Weekly. To unsubscribe please see below.

Vol. 7, Is. 5  
May 3 , 2006

Essay Contest

Articles

Building Better Preschools
Great teachers, plenty of books, toys and other materials, strong connections with parents and families...

An Expert Prediction: Parents Face Long Odds in Supreme Court Case on Special Education
Pete Wright, an attorney with decades of experience in special education law – and his own memories of standing up before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue a case...

The Trevor Project: Help for Suicidal Gay Teens
State and national surveys indicate that gay and lesbian teens are at a significantly higher risk of attempting suicide...

Online Safety, Updated
Last month Connect for Kids reported on Teenangels, young volunteers who help their peers understand the importance of Internet safety...




Book Corner
Book Chat: Author Carolyn Lehman
On April 5th Connect for Kids hosted an online chat with Carolyn Lehman, the author of Strong at the Heart.

Book Reviews

•  Will’s Choice: A Suicidal Teen, a Desperate Mother, and a Chronicle of Recovery
•  Carolyn Lehman on Surviving Abuse