Dec
25

New measures established to address bullying (MA)

Mike Tully on December 25th, 2011

In response to the recent Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law, the School Committee recently instituted an anti-bullying policy and created a new website devoted to bullying prevention. A task force composed of about 30 students, teachers, parents, school officials and police officers led by Deputy Superintendent Paul Stein wrote the policy beginning in April. The task force [...]

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Dec
17

Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies

Mike Tully on December 17th, 2011

In August 2010, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services co-hosted the first Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit. This summit highlighted the need for complete information on 1) the current status of state bullying legislation and 2) how existing bullying laws and policies translate into practice within school districts and local [...]

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Dec
15

Facebook Rolling Out New Profile: How To Turn It On Now

Mike Tully on December 15th, 2011

Facebook is finally rolling out the new profile that it announced in September. All users will get it sometime soon, but anyone can get it now (scroll down for link). In a blog post about the new timeline, Facebook engineer Paul McDonald called it “an easy way to rediscover the things you shared, and collect [...]

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Dec
15

Internet users tweet to stop cyber bullying on ‘hug day’

Mike Tully on December 15th, 2011

American singer Miley Cyrus is urging Twitter users to stop using the microblogging service to bully and tease other people from behind a screen. She tweeted, “I’m so sorry @mrssosbourne and @MissKellyO for the abusive tweet from @Drealaloca I don’t think it’s right for people to use twitter”…”to abuse and harass others. Just cause your [...]

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Dec
13

What is the story with IsAnyoneUp.com?

Mike Tully on December 13th, 2011

(From cyberbullying us.  – Mike) One of the Internet’s latest privacy controversies surrounds the rapidly-growing web site Isanyoneup.com.  The site, which launched in late 2010, is essentially a hybrid of social media and amateur pornography – described by some media outlets as a blog for “Revenge Porn.” The blog features thousands of posts containing extremely [...]

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Dec
13

Facebook aims to help prevent suicide

Mike Tully on December 13th, 2011

Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help. A program launching December 13th enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebook’s “chat” messaging system. MORE  >>>

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Dec
11

Five tips for digital communication in the new year

Mike Tully on December 11th, 2011

This story also illustrates why it is also important to have a diverse employee group, including different generations. Our publics and target audiences today are more fragmented than ever before. One size doesn’t fit all and likely will fail as a communications strategy. We need a robust mix of personal, digital, and experiential communications, backed [...]

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Dec
3

The Whiffenpoof Song

Mike Tully on December 3rd, 2011

(Dear Visitor:  A few years ago I was a co-host of a radio talk show in Tucson and wrote a weekly column for the program’s website.  This column was written on December 7, 2003.  It is a tribute to my late father, Joe Tully, and the brave people of his generation who gave so much [...]

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Dec
3

Michigan Senate approves anti-bullying bill; legislation now headed to Gov. Rick Snyder

Mike Tully on December 3rd, 2011

(Note:  This is a pretty lame, watered-down bill.  Pathetic.  – Mike) The state Senate overwhelmingly approved this morning a measure to require all Michigan school districts to enact an anti-bullying policy. The Senate moved quickly to adopt a House version of the legislation on a vote of 35-2, after its own earlier anti-bullying bill attracted national [...]

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Dec
3

States make strides in collecting education data

Mike Tully on December 3rd, 2011

Although states have made strong progress increasing their capacity to build and use longitudinal data systems, they aren’t yet helping educators, parents, and other stakeholders use the data to inform decisions to improve student achievement, according to the Data Quality Campaign’s seventh annual state analysis, Data for Action 2011. MORE  >>>

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