The rape case that occurred on the night of Aug. 11 and early morning of Aug. 12, 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio is sickening: a 16 year old girl, intoxicated to the point of unconsciousness, was...

Relationships and self respect are two issues teenagers struggle with every day. The new Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program by Lawrence’s Willow Domestic Violence Center desires to address both...

Last year sophomore Alison Prather filled in the bubbles on her Matchmaker form and turned it in with minimal expectation. A few days after Valentine’s Day, Prather logged onto Facebook to find a message...

The morning-after pill isn’t always taken the morning after—and the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) fears that in too many cases involving adolescents, it’s not taken at all. As part of...

Almost 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in one year, yet only 33% of teens tell someone about it, according to loveisrespect.org. Domestic...

Bills forbidding paycheck deductions for union dues, limiting collective bargaining rights closing in on the law books When the Lawrence Education Association--the teachers union representing educators...

When math teacher Danira Flores sees cell phones glowing on her classroom desks, she doesn’t confiscate them. In fact, she encourages them. That’s because she knows her Algebra and Pre-Calculus students...

Tumblr, Facebook, the non-educational Youtube.  Students with extra time on their hands at school often long to reblog a post, poke a friend or watch the latest cute cat video. However, if a student...

For one student, senior privilege means more hours at work. For another student, senior privilege means a longer afternoon nap. To some students, senior privilege means simply a day without the inconvenience...