The Downside of Girl Power?
By many measures, girls are on a roll. In terms of academic achievement, college attendance and completion...

Using the Arts to Tame Katrina’s Emotional Force
Building kites, drawing, creating an on-line community – these are some of the ways that young survivors

Locking Up Parents, Damaging Children
(book review of All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated) Many of the incarcerated men and women in this country are parents. Their children pay a high price

Young Writers Finding a Powerful Voice
Youth Communication, the non-profit founded by Keith Hefner in New York City to give young people a voice on the things that matter to them

All Alone in the World by Nell Bernstein
Young men and women who have first-hand experience of foster care are an under-utilized resource...

Upcoming chat: Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 @ 1:00 PM ET
A Pitch for Fitness in Schools
With obesity rates rising among the young—along with related health problems—new attention is being paid to how well schools are meeting students’ need for healthy levels of physical activity.