School Issues

Dropping out, hazing, dress codes, drug searches, cheating. Here's how to help your teen avoid these (and other) middle and high school issues.

Has School Fundraising Gone Too Far?
With budgets trending leaner and meaner, school fundraising is a bigger priority than ever, yet parents are getting...
Back-to-School Rx: Solutions to Your Problems
The transition from easy-breezy days of no school to homework-filled nights can be as tough for moms as it is for k...
Testing the Limits: Your Teen's Legal Rights
In schools across the country, teens are challenging the decision-makers on free speech and privacy, drug searches ...
Curing the High School Dropout Epidemic
Nearly one-third of all high school students in the U.S. fail to graduate on time. Help turn the tide by making sur...
The Truth About High School Hazing
You won't believe what happens these days on school buses, in locker rooms, even at church youth groups. Hazing is ...
High-Tech Cheating and How to Stop It
In an age of text messaging, cell phone cameras and online plagiarism, even the brightest students are cheating and...
Police Academy: Are School Security Measures Going Too Far?
When security measures are inadequate, students fear for their safety every day. Excessive policing, however, can m...
Your Biggest Back-to-School Questions, Answered
Homework hassles. Clothing wars. Scheduling conflicts. Sending kids back to school can mean major drama, say our re...
8 End-of-School Year Problems, Solved
Between finals, prom, parties and graduation, the weeks leading up to summer can be as hectic as the start of the a...