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School children’s behaviour is “improving”, according to a survey of teachers.

More than two-thirds of young people are the victims of racism at school.

Parents and educators across the state have been in heated debate over school policies allowing children to be excused during class time without parental notification for "confidential medical services...

Researchers at the University of Chicago have teamed with community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that will include a rare component: a rigorous, scientific evaluation to determine whether it's cost-effective.

Children encouraged to discuss racist stereotypes to combat extremism.

The rise of a celebrity-fuelled “therapy culture” is damaging a generation of children, according to new book.

Children are being treated as “mini-adults” by society, according to an academic

Growing numbers of parents are turning to drugs for a “quick fix” solution to their children’s mental disorders, figures show.

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, allowing kids to go online unsupervised and without ground rules is like letting them explore a major metropolis by themselves.

Increasing the age makes good sense in an era when few 16-year-olds can find productive employment. But the state should first figure out what to do with the extra students

Mississippi teenagers make up almost 40 percent of all of the state's cases of sexually transmitted diseases

After years of delays, the Legislature appears poised to crack down on bullying among schoolchildren,

“Emotions are one of the killers of academic achievement.”

Bribing pupils to work hard and behave in the classroom can backfire, according to research.

It's a nightmare for parents: Someone is hurting their autistic child, but the child doesn't have the skills to say so. "Parents have