Community College Attendance Yvette J. Brown CWK Network Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I think the biggest misperception is that it isn’t really college. Nothing could be further from the truth. The quality of education is much better than people imagine,” -Rob Jenkins, Community College Professor- After high school, Brad Peters […]
Adolescent & HIV Positive By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “The only thing that’s different from me and the other kids is that I just have to worry about getting myself up every morning and taking my medicine so that I can stay alive.” – ‘Angela’ […]
Cross-Cultural Adoption By Marc Straus CWK Network Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I think it’s a wonderful journey for many families. they can provide a home that genuinely values not only American culture, but the culture of the child’s birth family.” -Carol Pitts, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist – Nine-year-old Abby […]
Overnight College Visits By Karen Savage CWK Producer Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “…as soon as their parents leave to go to the hotel or something and it’s just the students left behind, they go crazy. They go wild and they really don’t make good decisions.”– Jordan Whitley, 17 – 17 […]
Marijuana Use Doubles By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “If 50 percent of people who graduated high school in 1979 used marijuana, most likely one parent used marijuana at some point in the past. And they may feel guilty about telling their children not […]
Defibrillators in Schools Yvette J. Brown CWK Network Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “The more people who are trained, the greater the chances that we can assist somebody who’s the victim of sudden cardiac arrest,” -Sean Penn, American Red Cross- Shai was 16-years old. Xenia was just 11. They are two […]
Staph Infection By Yvette J. Brown CWK Network Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “It gets in the bloodstream and it can cause sepsis or infection of the blood, which makes you very sick and can result in death.” – Dr. Robert Harrison – Junior Seau of the Miami Dolphins, four members […]
The Daughter Dynamic By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “Dealing with three other girls is pretty hard.” -16-year-old Cassandra Palma, explaining how she thinks her father must feel in a house with his wife and two teenage daughters.- If your only child is a daughter, your […]
