The large majority of U.S. high school students feel safe in school, but many see a need for more mental health services for students, according to a new report from ACT, the nonprofit organization behind the ACT® test....more»

 Each year, there are 33,700 new cancers in the U.S. related to human papillomavirus and 4,175 women die annually of cervical cancer—a cancer which is almost entirely attributable to HPV....more»

Entrepreneurs typically create a business later in life, or at least during adulthood....more»

 She’s nervous,” I told my coworker about my daughter, 11, as we sat outside on a warm day eating lunch....more»

Kern County’s own, JoVi Mongold, age 13, was recently crowned Miss California Junior Teen in the National American Miss competition in Anaheim out of more than 90 state finalists, ages 13 through 16....more»

Hello, Mama!

Our long, hot summer is coming to an end, and with it comes the beginning 

of a new school year....more»

Even though my children are in college, high school, and middle school respectively, I vividly recall each of their first days at Kindergarten....more»