The latest episode of NYKids Deep Dive features Jay Worona, Partner in the Jaspan Schlesinger and Narandran Firm’s Education Law Practice Group and instructor at University at Albany (SUNY) and Teachers College – Columbia University. Jay is also the former General Council and Deputy Director of the New York State School Boards Association which encompasses 700 school districts. With …
By Aaron Leo, Jessie Tobin, & Kristen C. Wilcox Peer relationships are crucial influences in the lives of adolescents. While some studies have identified the ways in which negative peer interactions can harm young people’s self-esteem and academic performance, healthy …