Announcements

The U.S. Department of Education has released a free, two-part training toolkit designed to reduce incidents of bullying, for use by classroom teachers and educators. The toolkit was developed by the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center, supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, in collaboration with the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers.

The U.S. Department of Education has funded the Northwest Regional Center for $1.88 million to provide support to low-performing schools in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

The funding is part of $52 million allocated nationwide to increase the capacity of states to help districts and schools meet student achievement goals. Fifteen regional centers will provide training and technical assistance to state education agencies in implementing and administering...

CASA Has Released its 17th Annual Teen Survey

CASA’s 2012 Back-to-School Teen Survey finds: 9 out of 10 high schoolers say classmates drugging, drinking and smoking during school day; almost half know students selling drugs at school; 75% of teens say pictures on social networking sites of teens partying with alcohol, marijuana encourages teens to want to do same.

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education has re-launched its online, professional learning community for adult educators called the “Literacy Information and Communication System” (LINCS). The site provides adult educators with access to resources; on-demand, Web-based professional development opportunities, including online courses...

“I want to give someone hope”

Almost everyone has had something bad happen to them, something that they don’t feel able to share with their neighbor or work mates.

When that something bad is a trauma, you can imagine how hard it would be to speak up about it. So imagine the courage it took for a special group of Veterans to tell their stories about their posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the entire world. In the course of their recovery...

The activity of a single gene sets in motion some of the brain changes seen in depression, according to a new study. The finding suggests a promising target for potential therapies.

People with major depressive disorder, or major depression, have feelings of sadness, loss, anger or frustration that interfere with daily life for weeks or longer. The symptoms of depression also include memory loss and trouble thinking.

Past studies have found that people with major depression...

In recognition of September as Suicide Prevention Month, the Department of Veterans Affairs is calling on individuals and communities across the country to show their support for Veterans in crisis and help raise awareness of the VA mental health services Veterans have earned.  The theme for the outreach campaign, “Stand by Them,” is part of a joint VA and Department of Defense (DoD) effort focused on Veteran and Servicemember support networks, especially their friends and...