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OP-ED: Playing Our Part in Preventing Bullying and Suicide (Phoenix)
Posted on September 26, 2016

OP-ED: Playing Our Part in Preventing Bullying and Suicide By Shannon Weller Last year in Arizona, sixty-three teenagers between the ages of 13-19 took their own lives, along with over 2,200 teens in the same age group nationwide. According to ...
Public Speaker Inspires Students to Achieve (Sioux Falls)
Posted on September 16, 2016
Students in Sioux Falls are learning a valuable lesson about education and achievement. A Washington High School alum is speaking to students in district, and wants to inspire the young men and women to reach their goals. Actions speak louder ...
Ombudsman Chicago Celebrates 2016 Graduating Class
Posted on August 17, 2016

This summer brings new beginnings and exciting opportunities for nearly 230 students who have earned their Chicago Public Schools high school diploma through Ombudsman Chicago. To celebrate the academic achievements of the Class of 2016, family and friends attended a ...
ChanceLight™ Behavioral Health, Therapy And Education Promotes EVP And COO Allison O’Neill To President and COO
Posted on July 14, 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 14, 2016 — ChanceLight™ Behavioral Health, Therapy and Education, the nation’s leading provider of behavioral health and education solutions for children and young adults, today announced that executive vice president and chief operating officer Allison O’Neill has been ...
ChanceLight President & CEO Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award Winner
Posted on June 30, 2016
ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy & Education, today announcedMark Claypool, president and CEO, was named the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 in the social responsibility category in the Southeast. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in ...
District Letter: Thoughts from Upper Bucks Ombudsman Graduation (Penn.)
Posted on June 14, 2016

The following letter was recently sent from Karen Shanton, House Principal for Pupil Services at Quakertown High School, in regard to the Upper Bucks Ombudsman graduation. Camil and I had the privilege of attending the graduation ceremony at Ombudsman earlier ...
Clarke school board approves school contract with Ombudsman
Posted on June 12, 2016
The Clarke County Board of Education approved another extension of the school district’s contract with Ombudsman, the private company that runs special schools for students who’ve been expelled for serious disciplinary infractions. But the board wants more frequent reports with ...
Empowering The Next Generation of Female Leaders
Posted on June 9, 2016
Ombudsman Chicago is a Chicago Public Schools Options School Program that offers out-of-school and off-track teens a second chance at academic achievement. With three convenient locations on the Northwest, West and South Sides, Ombudsman is working with students throughout the ...
President’s Academy Helps Students Earn High School Diplomas (Sioux Falls)
Posted on June 1, 2016
Thousands of KELOLAND students will walk across the graduation stage this month, but two of those students say they are especially proud of their diplomas. The President’s Academy in Sioux Falls breaks down barriers for young men and women and ...
Proviso Evening Students Graduate (Proviso, Ill.)
Posted on May 23, 2016
When “Pomp and Circumstance” began playing over a small speaker, a single file line of 16 students wearing dressy casual attire marched quietly to the front of a large room and sat down in a row of seats facing a ...