Teens
Feb
17
2012
A new report released by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) called Teenage Driver Fatalities by State looks at exactly what the title suggests for the first six months of 2011,...
Feb
17
2012
From The Globe and Mail
It was Sunday night and Lucas’s mother had had it with her 15-year-old son.
“I am just sick of this. Look at this mess. I ask you to clean up the kitchen, and...
Feb
15
2012
Andrea McCarren, a Washington, D.C. reporter for WUSA-TV recently did a series of stories on underage drinking and how teens in the area access alcohol. It was provocative. Teens’ easy access...
Feb
13
2012
DC Scores has been a valued partner over the past few years, and we are excited to expand our partnership for the current school year! Our partnership during 2011-2012 school year created the...
Feb
02
2012
From The Globe and Mail
Jenna, 16, to her 14-year-old sister, Amber:
“You’re too fat for that dress and you’re wearing too much eyeliner. You look like a slut.”
It’s...
Feb
01
2012
Guest post from Julie Foudy:
I love playing sports for a long list of reasons, but I especially love sports because they help define who we are:
Sports give you confidence.
Sports give...
Jan
26
2012
Get ready for a nation of healthier kids! Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and chef Rachael Ray visited an elementary school in Virginia to announce new...
Jan
18
2012
Jenna Johnson is right to point out that the binge drinking problem isn’t just about college students anymore.
Ask any college student you know about alcohol on campus. You won't hear them...
Jan
04
2012
From The Globe and Mail
There is an unfortunate holiday gift – a very bad gift indeed – that parents can unwittingly give their teenaged children. But there is a way to turn that bad...
Dec
14
2011
The Monitoring the Future survey is one of the leading annual studies of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Today, they...















