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UK’s Children’s Commission releases new report on youth mentoring
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by Anne Longfield
The recent tragic murders in…

The midlife doldrums are a social crisis. Now there’s momentum for some radical fixe
From Washington Post Magazine-
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Mark Freedman: Need STEM Teachers? Look to Older Adults
WSJ Retirement Expert Marc Freedoms discusses how the U.S.…

Ask Not What Your Mentor Can Do for You. . .: The Role of Reciprocal Exchange in Maintaining Student–Teacher Mentorships
Editor's note: I stumbled across this impressive study and, more…

Empathy – A Critical Ingredient in Youth Mentoring Relationships?
by Renee Spencer
Working on a poster my colleagues and I presented…

UNICEF integrates mentoring and innovation in refugee camps to provide opportunity
Written by Andrina Beuggert, Innovation Consultant at UNICEF…

Why coaches matter: Implications for mentoring
Editor's Note: Ronald E. Smith and Frank L. Smoll are…

New research has implications for mentoring and fitness-related social media
Posted by Alexis Blue, futurity.org
The more exercise-related…

Are current mentoring models bad for kids’ health?
BERNADETTE SÁNCHEZ, PHD, NMRC RESEARCH BOARD MEMBER & PROFESSOR…

School district integrates aspects of adult-youth and peer mentoring to foster connectedness – and improve graduation rates
Written by Holly Korbey, edutopia
When the bell rang for early…

The ripple effects of mentoring for one family endure for decades
Written by Wendy Adamson
Standing inside the gymnasium…

A positive attitude can help boost a student’s math memory: New research and implications
Posted by Erin Digitale
Having a positive attitude about math…

The Intervention is a Relationship
By: Kent Pekel, Ed.D and Peter C. Scales, Ph.D.
Originally…

Ollie Cantos, mentor-turned-father, discusses the legacy of mentoring
by Ollie Cantos
In August, I was privileged to be inducted…

Mentors can help their mentees get the most out of the movies they watch
Posted by Katie Bohn, futurity.org
Children can benefit from…

