Parents think teens should have their first debit card before their 16th birthday, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of teens ages 13 to 17 revealed that not only should today’s teens have a debit card (at age 15.5, on average), they should also have a checking account around the same age … Read more
Andrea Nevins, a documentary filmmaker who brought sensitivity and depth to seemingly lighthearted stories about underdogs and unlikely heroes, including punk-rock dads and Barbie dolls, died on April 12 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 63. Her daughter, Clara, said the cause was breast cancer. Ms. Nevins received an Academy Award nomination in … Read more
My four years on a high school debate team in Broward County, Florida, taught me to challenge ideas, question assumptions and think outside the box. It also helped me overcome a terrible childhood stutter. And I wasn’t half-bad: I placed ninth my first time at the National Speech & Debate Association nationals, sixth at the … Read more