October 2014

    Are Charter Schools Better? By Yvette J. Brown CWK Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “With the emphasis on critical-thinking skills, plus smaller classrooms and more parent involvement, it does not surprise me that this study is finding that those scores are increasing.”-Dr. Gary Martin, a charter school principal- Math-Science High […]

    Summer Abroad By Karen Savage CWK Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “We just learned how blessed we were by looking at the children – how poor they really were and how happy they were regardless.”-Rachel Shunnarah, 16- Sixteen-year-old Rachel spent a week this summer in a small Mexican town helping […]

    Dyslexia: Rewiring the Brain By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “You know, sometimes it does get frustrating. I’m like, why do I always have to have people help me read over [what I’ve written].”-Tianna Bailey, a graduate student with dyslexia- By the time Tianna Bailey reached […]

    Girls and Body Image By Yvette J. Brown CWK Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “[Girls get the message], ‘This is who you should be, and this is what you should look like, this is the ideal,’ and the ideal isn’t even real.”-Dr. Anne Moore, a psychologist- Beginning at a young […]

    Antidepressant Warning By Yvette J. Brown CWK Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “When I heard the news that there was a problem with Paxil, I was horrified. And the first thing I wanted to do is stop giving Elora the medication.”-Mrs. Radcliff, a mother- Last year, 14-year-old Elora felt anxious […]

    Writing Gender Gap By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I think that with boys, there is some idea that it’s not masculine or macho to write.”-Rob Jenkins, an English professor- Thirteen-year-old Lindsay Bever loves to write. “Sometimes when I don’t really have anything to do, I’ll […]

    Cramming Costly in the Long Run By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I meet very few students who know how to study appropriately for an entire term.”-Dr. Michele Hill, a life skills specialist at Georgia State University- Eighteen-year-old Gabriel Arniella says that in his history class […]

    Anorexia Pill By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I think a lot of people are looking at it as a magic cure, and it’s just not possible.”-Haley Dillon, a recovering anorexic- During her early teenage years, 20-year-old Haley Dillon didn’t eat and her weight dropped dramatically. […]