“They were contemplating some kind of a course like this … and they wanted to be the first one to do it.”
Interestingly, some states with the highest levels of student debt tended to have lower levels of total debt,
The ‘Toxic Culture of Education’
The federal rule applies only to food sold to students, not given away. They took it a step further at birthday celebrations
He discovered he had unfettered access to liberal websites, but conservative websites were blocked
“Canary is an on-demand service that allows you to get cannabis delivered right to your doorstep,”
.. large cross in Wisconsin sanctuary created an unconstitutional environment
….He Did It Anyway
Sex Assault in the Ivy League
“fewer than 7 of the 74 school shootings listed by #Everytown are real mass shootings
School district officials complained of “racist and unacceptable passages”
“It’s just that I didn’t want to feel that I was helpless and I didn’t want people to see me in that…
Seattle student credited with stopping campus gunman has wedding registry, honeymoon paid for by strangers
Digitally altering students’ pictures in the school yearbook
“The Brainy Bunch Book,” motivated by their Christian faith and an urge to help their kids succeed
School awards ceremony featured swearing, sex toys
The PC College Campus police on patrol
An atheist college professor did not like it
Commencement Address: If you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud
Pew Research
12 Pieces Of Valuable Life Advice
Book: ‘You Are Not Special and Other Encouragements’ by David McCullough Jr
Andy Blanks
bY Derek Melleby
George Lockhart
How do you determine your students’ faith development over the course of years?
15.5% youth unemployment
College tuition $30,000 per year at a private university and $22,000 per year at a public school
‘Walk of Shame Shuttle’ to offer riders chance to air confessions on national TV
The..contraception mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and is unconstitutional
Viral Video
1 in 10 new moms is a teen. Only about 50% of teen mothers have a high school diploma
“the most indebted class ever.” average loan-holding 2014 college graduate will have to pay back $33,000
Commencement speaker reveals disability, blows crowd away
George Lockhart From The Youth Culture Report
7% of Black Seniors tested at grade level in math, and just 16% are considered proficient in reading
Dear Parents of Teenagers,
USA Today
The ban, if passed, would have made it the first state in the country to eliminate chocolate milk from its public schools
NY Times children’s bestseller list for 27 weeks and counting “Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims”
In these assessments, the scores of students from charter schools were removed….
The book called, “It’s Perfectly Normal,” is for kids 10 and up
He also warned Americans that the federal standards posed a significant threat to local autonomy
Threatening to revoke the waiver from No Child Left Behind – because Indiana exited the Common Core national standards last month
5-12 HPV, dating violence, abstinence, sexting and social media to sexual orientation, gender identity and contraceptive options
– stop and think before you judge
The Atlantic
In college 1 in 5 woman are at risk of sexual assault
“I respect my elders greatly,” he told me. “They have a great influence on my life. To be able to sit down…
60 Teens Arrested After Senior Pranksters Break Into New Jersey School, Urinate in Hallways
Two of the students were charged with felony, while the two other teens are each facing a misdemeanor
Purity culture tells us that sex for women has one purpose..reproduction ..within marriage
Some of these girls came out of school with..debt. And this is a way for them to not have this debt
The Photos you don’t want your kids to see
School Cancels Kindergarten Play So Kids Can Focus on College Prep
Teen Disciplined For Carrying Purse Filled With Feminine Products
‘You’re putting age groups together that are way too different,’ he said. ‘I know there’s going to be 15-year-olds there.’
The Islamic Group uses the young women as porters, cooks and sex slaves
“High school dropouts are eight times more likely to end up in state prison than high school graduates,”
15 years after the Columbine shootings, a look at the numbers
“Education, religion and civic life are places where brands are unwelcome,”
Popular Teacher Suspended for ‘Research and Development of Imitation Weapons’
Elementary Students given an adult-themed assignment on topics like infidelity and a mother losing her son to war
You might be surprised to find out
“I don’t have a big problem with gay people.. “We don’t have a straight day.”
it does suggest that specially designed video games can cause desired changes in executive functions
Brett Hurt describes what happened when suspect attacked in hallway
Gracey Evans applied pressure to friend’s knife wound
It’s hard for me to tell a child not to show up for school with hair curlers, pajamas or short shorts
NY City prohibits students from carrying cellphones in public schools
Clearly the REACH program also realized that they needed to retrain their staff on the Constitution’s protection of students’ religious freedom
Father’s response to common Core asignment gose viral
High school student says he’s been forced to leave his track team simply because of his hair
She was literally exercising herself to death
NYU offering class on Puff Daddy because he has had ‘profound impact on global culture’
Parents…pay twice for education; their child’s tuition, and they also pay property taxes
She dropped out of the school and is now being home schooled
Several tips came in… including some from high school principals who recognized the girls
Thousands of preschool kids face suspension
“We have to recognize we can’t do things the same way we always did,”
Student takes razor from classmate hurting himself, gets suspended and faces expulsion
Teenagers are developmentally driven to be late to bed, late to rise
“If we’re happy and content,” “we’re much more likely to sleep better than if we’re distressed and anxious and worried.”
44.5% of students who attend traditional schools don’t get enough sleep
She has first year at Duke paid for
Women Can’t Win ‘In This Patriarchal Society’ (VIDEO)
Adding music to another subject helps students focus and engage more in the classroom
He was at the technical school where he was attending for firefighter training
There is no first amendment right to yell “fire” in a crowded theatere…
The principal said the models showing the size of a fetus during a nine-month pregnancy went too far
90% of this campus has no idea that this is being added to the student health insurance
Fairly light-hearted Tweets
In fact, they don’t want to be told how to dress, period
“This girl bullies my daughter every day,”
“(I’m) shocked. To be in third grade and have their own pipe,”
The student acknowledged he had made up the story during the follow-up interview
The German Romeike family, which sought asylum in the United States to home-school their children
Punched, kicked, scratched and bitten by students in New Haven, Connecticut
“really cares about helping people learn and really wants us to be our full potential.”
Switch the Name, So People Don’t Realize What It Is
The Youth Culture Report is an invaluable resource for any one who works with students. I highly recommend the site.
This is an app every student pastor needs to have on their iPhone.
I use it all the time!
My number one resource for youth culture.
Here’s a great youth ministry and preaching resource.
The Youth Culture Report is a collection of links to news stories youth workers should be aware of.
