Joanne Jacobs
Instagram bullying: ‘Portal of pain’ for teens
Fifty-nine percent of teens say they’ve been bullied online, reports Pew. In a 2017 survey by Ditch the Label, an anti-bullying group,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 14, 20181 min read
Transgender suicide risk is high
Half of female-to-male transgender teens have attempted suicide, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Suicide attempts also are...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 4, 20182 min read
27% of kids are . . . what?
Twenty-seven percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in California identify as “nongender conforming,” according to a new UCLA survey. Take a...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 26, 20171 min read
Sleepy teens: High schools start too early
More than four in five high schools start the day earlier than sleep researchers recommend, reports Sarah D. Sparks in Education Week....
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 21, 20171 min read
Why owls get lower grades
When schools start before 9 am, “owls” get lower grades than “larks,” concludes a new paper in Scientific Reports, writes Helge...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 9, 20171 min read
Most teens say ‘no’ to summer jobs
Most teenagers won’t be working this summer, reports Ben Steverman onBloomberg News. The summer job has gone from rite of passage to...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 18, 20171 min read
‘Sober High’ schools serve young addicts
Can ‘Sober High’ schools keep teenagers off drugs? asks John D. Tulenko in the Hechinger Report. Independence Academy in Brockton, Mass....
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