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October 5, 2012
By: Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education
Over the past three years, at our annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summits, we have heard the same call by educators-– teachers want to help stop bullying, but they don’t know how. Most try to help, but few receive training on how to do so. There are bullying prevention trainings available for teachers, but many are very expensive or not based on the best available research.
That is why the Department of Education and its Safe and Supportive Technical Continue Reading
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September 28, 2012
By: Kaitlyn Harrington, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention are looking for informative and entertaining videos that send a positive message to youth about the importance of being “more than a bystander” to bullying in their schools and communities.
In August, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, called on America’s youth to take the Stop Bullying Video Challenge. This contest gives young people another way to create a more positive and healthy environment in their schools and communities. Students are asked Continue Reading
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September 20, 2012
By: Aditi Jhaveri, Division of Consumer and Business Education, Federal Trade Commission, and Kaitlyn Harrington, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Today’s kids use technology more than ever. While technology can be a great tool to communicate, learn, and socialize, it can also be used in harmful ways, and allow some kids to take bullying from school hallways into cyberspace. Cyberbullying happens when kids bully each other through electronic technology, including sending mean text messages, posting embarrassing photos on social networking sites, or creating fake profiles of another individual. Parents can help reduce these risks by talking to kids about Continue Reading
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August 8, 2012
By: Dr. Deborah Temkin, U.S. Department of Education
When I helped close the third annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit on Tuesday, my colleagues and I gave attendees a simple charge: what are you going to do to further bullying prevention in the next year?
At the summit we heard about the diverse and expansive efforts of many different organizations – from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation to previewing the AD Council’s new campaign targeted at parents. Continue reading
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August 8, 2012
By: Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
This blog entry is cross-posted from the White House Blog
Yesterday, Cynthia Germanotta and I had the opportunity to discuss how to empower young people and end bullying at the Third Annual Bullying Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C. Cynthia and her daughter, Lady Gaga, recently founded the Born This Way Foundation to empower young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a kinder, braver world.
As moms, both Cynthia and I realize the Continue Reading