Does your child's high school offer internships?
At some high schools, students are paired with a variety of careers and mentors to help them visualize their futures.
Your teen and anger
When teens get angry, here are steps parents can follow to help teens (and the whole family) feel better now 鈥� and in the long run.
5 ways to support kids who are starting middle and high school remotely
Logging into Zoom from home is probably not the way your child imagined this big milestone. Here's how you can help ease their disappointment and smooth the transition.
Graphic novels for teens about racism, climate change, and social justice
Here's a reading list of graphic novels 鈥� they just may revolutionize your teen's reading and thinking.
What your 8th grader should have learned
Here are some of the key skills your eighth grader should have covered this year, plus ways to practice them over the summer.
Your child's life in the time of coronavirus
What is life in the time of coronavirus like for your child? Here's year-by-year insight into how to support your child emotionally during this strange time.
Your 12th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
School closure means no closure for millions of 12th graders looking forward to end-of-year activities and high school graduation.
Your 11th grader鈥檚 life in the time of coronavirus
What do school closures and quarantine mean for your 11th grader? A difficult interruption during high school鈥檚 most difficult year.
Your 9th or 10th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do school closures mean for your 9th or 10th grader? Don鈥檛 underestimate the impact of all the little things they're missing.
Your 8th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do school closures and quarantine mean for your 8th grader? A sense of loss and a need for empathy, support, and some parental social distancing.
How to help kids stay connected when school is closed
Remote playdates, group chats, and screen shares. Here are a few ways kids can socialize while school is closed.
Understanding rolling admissions
Some colleges accept applications and admit students on a rolling basis rather than after a set deadline. Here鈥檚 what parents and teens need to know about rolling admissions.
Just how important is a college admissions essay?
How much difference does a great college essay make in admission 鈥� and what really makes a great essay?
How parents can help their freshman teens cope with stress
The stress of starting high school can be excessive, even toxic. Here's how parents can help.
Meet 5 of the 1,722 College Success Award-winning high schools helping low-income students thrive
撸友看片 uses data to give College Success Awards to high schools that are helping all students prepare for, and succeed in, college.
Teens have less face time with their friends 鈥� and are lonelier than ever
According to a new study, teen loneliness rates have surged since 2010, the year the smartphone came into widespread use.
Many colleges don't require the SAT or ACT
More colleges than ever have admissions policies that make taking the SAT or the ACT optional. Here's why that's good news for many applicants.
Can your child tell fact from fake online?
Most kids can't, despite being raised on technology. Here's how to help your child learn what to trust online.
Why teens aren鈥檛 in any hurry to grow up
"Adulting," a verb used to describe teens performing adult responsibilities as if this were remarkable, has now entered the lexicon. Here's why.
Emilia鈥檚 story
GreatSchools鈥� weekly grade-based newsletters empower parents to support their child鈥檚 academic and social-emotional learning. One reader shares the role the newsletters have played in her life.
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