Study Says 385 Million Children Living in Extreme Poverty
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis released Monday by the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus on Children finds that in 2013 19.5…
Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering
Women represent only 13 percent of the engineering workforce in the United States. With that imbalance in mind, tech company Raytheon has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce more girls to the field of engineering…
Study Reveals School Children Have More Homework Load
Primary school children have a homework load 3X the amount recommended by the National Education Association (NEA), according to a new study by researchers from Brown University School of Medicine, Children’s National Health System, Brandeis University, Rhode Island College, and…
Study Reveals Teen Drivers Put Everyone at Risk
Nearly two-thirds of people injured or killed in a crash involving a teen driver are people other than the teen behind the wheel, according to a new report released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In 2013 alone, 371,645…
You Can Help Your Kids in Sports
As youth athletics have become more widespread, competitive and time consuming, moms have elevated their game to support their kids in sports. Seventy percent of moms are raising kids in competitive sports, creating a group of “Sports Moms” nearly 13…
















