Filed in: Learning & Education
Reporter Kelly Field talked to experts including our Co-Executive Director Dr. Andrew Fuligni and board chair Dr. Ron Dahl about how to fix the developmental mismatch between middle schools and the needs of young adolescents.
Our co-executive director, Adriana Galván, wrote a new article published in Brain Facts explaining the neurological basis for why adolescents take risks and how risk-taking can be essential for learning and positive development during this period.
National Scientific Council on Adolescence member, Stephen Russell, is beginning a new position as director of the Sanford School at Arizona State University. “I’m inspired by the ASU Charter, and passionate about the mission of the Sanford School to help individuals, families, communities, and institutions succeed,” said Russell.
