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Bullying is often performance art. Peter Fonagy, a psychologist who helped develop an antibullying model popular in Topeka, Kans., schools, believes that bullies and their victims usually make up no more than 10% to 20% of any school population. "The whole drama is supported by the bystander," says Fonagy. "The theater can't take place if there's no audience." Seeds University Elementary School in Los Angeles uses "equity guidelines" to target both bullies and bystanders. Parents and students sign contracts at the beginning of the year stipulating that no child may be put down for academic performance, appearance, family...
...Bullying is often performance art. Peter Fonagy, a psychologist who helped develop an antibullying model popular in Topeka, Kans., schools, believes that bullies and their victims usually make up no more than 10% to 20% of any school population. "The whole drama is supported by the bystander," says Fonagy. "The theater can't take place if there's no audience." Seeds University Elementary School in Los Angeles uses "equity guidelines" to target both bullies and bystanders. Parents and students sign contracts at the beginning of the year stipulating that no child may be put down for academic performance, appearance, family...
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has made expanding city afterschool programming a significant part of his agenda. The city created the Boston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative in 1998 to help reach that goal...
...different partners together have committed to providing $23 million over the next five years towards expanding and improving after-school programs throughout Boston. This is the largest public and private partnership in the city's history...
...This really marks the beginning of six-month process where we'll do some serious planning," said Kathleen G. Traphagen, director of Boston's 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative, which will coordinate the city's efforts. "The city will be a part of the process, and so will Harvard and the partners...