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Giving Teachers Tools to Stop Bullying: Free Training Toolkit Now Available

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Over the past three years, at our annual Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summits, we have heard the same call by educators-– teachers want to help stop bullying, but they don’t know how. Most try to help, but few receive training on how to do so. There are bullying prevention trainings available for teachers, but many are very expensive or not based on the best available research.

That is why the Department of Education and its Safe and Supportive Technical Continue Reading

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Are You Up to the Challenge? Show Us How You’re More Than a Bystander

The Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention are looking for informative and entertaining videos that send a positive message to youth about the importance of being “more than a bystander” to bullying in their schools and communities.

In August, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, called on America’s youth to take the Stop Bullying Video Challenge. This contest gives young people another way to create a more positive and healthy environment in their schools and communities. Students are asked Continue Reading

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Effective Bullying Solutions: No One-Size-Fits-All Answer

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Throughout the bullying prevention world, the phrase, “I have the solution to bullying!” is all too common.  As attention to bullying has grown, so have the number of products and tools claiming to reduce or eliminate bullying in schools and communities. But do they work?  This question may seem simple, but there are a lot of factors to consider, including the specific situation and context. The same strategies that may see tremendous success in one school might have no effect Continue Reading

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