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OLYMPIA, Wash., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lawmakers and child advocates are gathering at the Washington State capitol today to witness Governor Jay Inslee sign Senate Bill 5563 into law. The...

SEATTLE, April 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Psychologists, researchers and educators from around the globe will gather in Seattle early next week to discuss the importance of teaching social-emotional...

SEATTLE, March 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More and more experts agree that social-emotional learning (SEL) is vital to children's education and to their success later in life, and Seattle-based...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "I can't learn if I am afraid," reads the first of several similar slides on the Conditions for Learning Coalition's home page. It's a sentiment most of...

SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- We hear a lot about bullying these days: its prevalence, its causes, its effects. Less frequently do we hear about solutions to bullying: tangible, practical...

SEATTLE, Oct. 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of the Boy Scouts of America's release of the so-called "perversion files" last week, many adults are wondering how—and even if—we...

SEATTLE, Oct. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jerry Sandusky, former assistant football coach at Penn State, was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys. On October 9, he is scheduled to be...

There sure is. And it starts with adults. SEATTLE, April 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The issue of bullying is getting more attention than ever. Some of the biggest names in entertainment, from...