Current statistics point to a dramatic increase in the number of students who are affected by bullying each day at schools all across America. One in every three children have either been the victim or the aggressor in a bullying incident, and over 150,000 students a day avoid come to school for fear of being victimized. Bringing awareness to this … Read More
Creating an Anti-bullying Policy at Schools
Does Your School Have an Anti-Bullying Policy? Creating a safe and healthy school environment is a daily, ongoing process. In today’s schools, one of the most important steps toward having a safe and welcoming school setting, is to have an anti-bullying policy in place. All states have either anti-bullying laws or policies. Some have both. In 49 states, bullying is … Read More
Boy Zorro and The Bully Awarded Gold Medal Moonbeam Book Award
Boy Zorro and The Bully – Awarded Gold Medal for Moonbeam Book Award Spanish Language Picture Book Category Nation’s only bilingual children’s book publisher dedicated to Parent Involvement for English Learners Los Angeles, CA—Lectura Books, the nation’s only bilingual children’s book publisher dedicated to Parent Involvement, today announced that it has been awarded the Gold Medal for the Moonbeam Book … Read More
Boy Zorro and The Bully Book Heralded on The Huffington Post
Boy Zorro and the Bully, the latest book published by Lectura Books, was heralded in The The Huffington Post as part of a commentary on the bullying plague in our schools. The post, “The Bullying Epidemic and Ways to Counter It,” examined the sweeping wave of bullying in schools in the U.S. as well as in other countries. In the … Read More
Bullying is the focus of National Initiative
Bullying is a focus of a National Initiative with more than 170 Mayors across America. The U.S. Conference of Mayors announced that more than 170 cities have joined an anti-bullying initiative to combat the epidemic of bullying. This initiative is a collaborative with The Mayor’s Campaign to End Bullying, The Bully Project, and a team at the University of Illinois. … Read More