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TEENAGER SUCCESSFULLY PETITIONS SCHOOL BOARD TO PUSH BACK HIGH SCHOOL START TIME

ELEVEN WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

1969 NOVEL HAS MANY EERILY ACCURATE PREDICTIONS!

SIX-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL MODEL IS A GAME-CHANGER

TO COMPETE, AMERICA NEEDS SIX-YEAR HIGH SCHOOLS?

SHOULD HIGH SCHOOL LAST SIX YEARS?

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"100 BEST JOBS" RANKINGS FOR 2014

ARE TEENAGE BRAINS REALLY DIFFERENT FROM ADULT BRAINS?

TEENAGE GIRLS ARE NOT SOCIETY'S VICTIMS

TEENS WHO EAT LOTS OF CHOCOLATE TEND TO BE SLIMMER

THIRTEEN FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO WERE ADOPTED

TOO MUCH SPORT MAY BE BAD FOR TEENS' HEALTH

BULLY-PROOF SITE ATTRACTS TEENS

TEENS ARE WIRED . . . AND, YES, IT'S OK

WHY SOME TEENAGE BOYS ARE SO CLUMSY

HOW TO STUDY IN SIX SIMPLE STEPS

TEEN DIED FROM RARE AGING DISEASE BUT HIS LIFE WAS ABOUT HAPPINESS

FOUR GREAT WEB SITES FOR TEENAGE GIRLS

TEEN MUSICIANS WIN GRAMMYS

WHY I'M TAKING A STAND AGAINST MY SCHOOL'S DRESS CODE

THE GREAT COLLEGE AID GAME: WAYS STUDENTS CAN AVOID FULL STICKER PRICE

THE ONE QUESTION ABOUT COLLEGE I STILL NEED TO ANSWER

THE BRIGHT SIDE OF GETTING REJECTED

TEENS SWEAR OFF TECH FOR THREE DAYS: HOW DID THEY DO?

I'M A PLUS-SIZE; DEAL WITH IT

THE OVER-ACHIEVER COMPLEX

HOW NOT TO LET THE HATERS BRING YOU DOWN

EXTRA SLEEP IN MORNING MAY HELP TEENS STAY ALERT IN CLASS

21 THINGS DANCE KIDS WANT THEIR NON-DANCE FRIENDS TO KNOW

"AMBITIOUS" IS NOT A DIRTY WORD

7 BOOKS TO READ DURING THE WINTER

4 THINGS YOU SHOULD BE DOING YOUR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL

TEENS REALLY ARE PLUGGED IN TO THE NEWS

WHO SAYS MATH HAS TO BE BORING?

WHY TEEN GIRLS ROLL THEIR EYES SO OFTEN

INSULIN PILL MAY SOON BE A REALITY

TEEN SCIENTIST INVENTS LIFE-SAVING CANCER TEST

ENEMY OF FUNGUS THAT TURNS ANTS INTO ZOMBIES

BRITAIN'S TEENS ARE STRESSED, DRINK TOO MUCH AND THINK THEY ARE FAT

AMAZING ALIEN PLANET DISCOVERIES OF 2013

FOLLOWING THEIR DREAMS

HOW SAFE ARE YOUR ONLINE MEMORIES?

WOULD YOU PAY $14,200,000 FOR A BOOK?

"SELFIE" IS THE WORD OF THE YEAR

ISAAC ASIMOV'S PREDICTIONS FROM 1964 FOR 2014

10 THINGS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD NEVER POST ON FACEBOOK

WHY TEENS ARE SO MOODY

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR EDUCATION AND YOUR LIFE

WHO'S TO BLAME FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE?

YEAR OF THE SNAKE

HOW WILL COLLEGES TRY TO KEEP COSTS DOWN?

NEW HOPE FOR ELEPHANTS

WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR TEXTBOOKS FOR A TABLET?

CAN A HUMAN REALLY FALL IN LOVE WITH A COMPUTER?

SCHOOL CANCELED FOR GOOD WEATHER

A DRONE FOR THE HOME

HE SOLD HIS LAND TO PAY FOR HER EDUCATION

HALF OF TEENAGERS SLEEP-DEPRIVED, SAY EXPERTS

EDITORIAL: LET TEENS SLEEP LATER, TO LEARN MORE

INTERNET SAYS CATS ARE BETTER THAN DOGS

EARTH'S GREATEST KILLER FINALLY CAUGHT

WHERE DID THIS EYEBALL COME FROM?

TEENS WITH SMELLY BEDROOMS LOSE SLEEP

MOST ANNOYING WORDS OF 2013: SELFIE AND TWERK

EDITORIAL: TEENS ARE GOING TO EXTREMES WITH TEXTING

SUPER SMOG IN CHINA

REINFORCING GOOD DRIVING BEHAVIOR KEEPS TEENS SAFE

LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE; MAN SURVIVES BOTH TIMES

WOULD YOU TRAVEL TO SPACE IN A BALLOON?

SUPER-SECRET SPACEPLANE BLASTS OFF AGAIN

A CHEATING CRISIS IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS

HOW ONE SCHOOL TURNED HOMEWORK ON ITS HEAD WITH "FLIPPED" EDUCATION

GIRL GETS CAMOUFLAGE PROM DRESS

NELSON MANDELA'S LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS

A HEROIC RETURN

TEENAGERS AND TECHNOLOGY: I'D RATHER GIVE UP A KIDNEY THAN MY PHONE

A LOOK AT THE AFRICAN NATION SIERRA LEONE

AMERICAN TEENS ARE EATING THEIR WAY TO HEART DISEASE

TEEN ATHLETES AT RISK FOR MEDICATION MISUSE

KIDNAPPED SQUIRREL IS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

YOUTUBE MUSIC VIDEOS COULD BE BAD FOR THE HEALTH OF TEENS

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TEENAGE MIND?

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY LINKED TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN BLACK TEENS

Teen Organizes Youths to Fight Gun Violence in His Hometown

WOULD YOU RIDE IN A CAR WITH NO DRIVER?

Teachers Keep Teens Learning on Cyber Snow Days

CREATE BIONIC BUGS THAT YOU CAN CONTROL

EDITORIAL: STOP CHEATING YOURSELF

TEENS AND PLASTIC SURGERY

EDITORIAL: REINFORCING GOOD DRIVING BEHAVIOR KEEPS TEENS SAFE

LaMelo Ball Scores 92 Points In A Single High School Basketball Game

TEENS ARE LEAVING FACEBOOK AND THIS IS WHERE THEY ARE GOING

APPLE FACES CHINESE CHALLENGE

EDITORIAL: ALLOW TEENAGERS TO PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE WHEN THEY GET THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSES

CANADA TO CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF NORTH POLE

Court Upholds Teen's Arrest for Burping

EDITORIAL: ARE TEENS REALLY HURT BY DARK THEMES IN LITERATURE?

American Girl To Make Korean And Hawaiian Dolls, A Huge Win For Diversity

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WHAT MAKES TEENS THANKFUL

EDITORIAL: OLD MARKETING PLOYS PUSH ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ON TEENS

WOUNDED COLORADO STUDENT A VICTIM OF AN EVIL ACT

FLOATING CITY OF 40,000 PLANNED

TEENS FACE CHARGES IN HUCK FINN-STYLE CRIMES

AN INCAN TOMB OR A LOST CITY?

WOMAN RAISED BY MONKEYS?

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