Bullying has a new face. Or perhaps, no face at all. Joan Lisante reports on cyber-bullying - kids using new technologies to hurt feelings, trash reputations, and wreck relationships.

They do crafts. They sell cookies. And twice a month the girls in the Columbia River, Oregon Girl Scouts Beyond Bars troop spend a couple of hours at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility with their moms. Linda Baker explains how this growing program works to improve the odds for families divided by incarceration.

Discussions about school improvement often become laments about the lack of parent involvement, particularly in low-income communities. Who's to blame? South L.A. parent leader Maisie Chin thinks teachers and administrators need to look in the mirror. This article originally appeared in the March-April 2005 issue of the Children's Advocate, published by Action Alliance for Children.

The number of children with a parent behind bars has soared to over 2 million in recent years. A small but growing number of programs are addressing the problem of how to keep parent-child relationships alive through the years of incarceration. Chris Dickon reports on one, the Messages Project in Virginia.

Dorothy Rich, founder of the non-profit Home and School Institute, looks at how teachers can help kids succeed by helping parents remain hopeful and excited about their child's learning.

How did a Nintendo Gameboy become a diabetic child's ally in the daily struggle to keep blood sugar levels under control? Rob Capriccioso reports on this and other developments in the emerging field of using video game technology to fight childhood disease and promote healthy behavior.

Federal education law now requires schools to produce a new kind of report card—one that tells parents how the school is performing. Dorothy Rich, founder of the Home and School Institute, argues that the new reports may miss the essence of a school.

Connect for Kids explores ways to work around both teachers' and parents' busy schedules to improve children's overall success in school.

Can 21^st century schools build community by turning to traditional events like homecoming? Some educational leaders think so. Rob Capriccioso reports.

Do U.S. adults have more in common with Santa, or Scrooge, in their attitudes towards children? In her new column, Kate Mattos, president of the board of Connect for Kids, wonders.