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High schoolers take more credits than ever

By Stephanie Sarkis|2016-11-20T07:53:45-05:00April 15th, 2011|Categories: Depression/Anxiety, School|Tags: adolescence, adolescents, Anxiety, class, classes, College, course load, courses, education, graduation, high school, load, School, stress, studying, teens, U.S. News, US, US News|

U.S. News & World Report (14 Apr 2011) -- Today's high school students are taking more classes than ever. According to a new study by the National Center for Education Statistics, the average high school graduate in 2009 earned about three credits more than graduates in 1990. The extra credits amounted to about 420 more hours [...]

Happy Children Make Happy Adults

ScienceDaily (2011-02-25) -- Being a "happy" teenager is linked to increased well-being in adulthood, new research finds. Using information from 2776 individuals who participated in the 1946 British birth cohort study, the scientists tested associations between having a positive childhood and well-being in adulthood. A 'positive' childhood was based on teacher evaluations of students' levels of [...]