A Message from ARK President Dr. Glenn Wilkerson: During the 2013 Texas Legislative Session, State Representative Patricia Harless carried a bill that called for schools to provide training for teachers on how to provide unconditional love/care and respect to all students. The bill was filed late and didn't make it[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/a-piece-of-texas-legislation-benefitting-kids" align="left"]
ARK's president, Dr. B. Glenn Wilkerson, recently co-authored a Texas Tribune article with Dr. Robert Brooks of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Duke Samson, the former chief of staff for the Department of Neurosurgery at UT Southwestern Medical School. The article outlines groundbreaking research that distinguishes emotional health from mental[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/ark-featured-in-texas-tribune" align="left"]
ARK's president, Dr. B Glenn Wilkerson, recently co-authored a Houston Chronicle opinion essay with Dr. Robert Brooks, a clinical psychologist on the part-time faculty of Harvard Medical School, to address the role schools can play in preventing school violence by implementing ongoing research-based programs that help teachers create nurturing classroom[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/ark-president-harvard-psychologist-author-opinion-piece-for-houston-chronicle" align="left"]
Make plans to support ARK on September 20th for North Texas Giving Day! ARK is a participant in this year’s event, which is the largest community-wide giving event in the nation. North Texas Giving Day – hosted by the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) – is an 18-hour online giving[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/support-ark-on-north-texas-giving-day" align="left"]
ARK President Dr. Glenn Wilkerson spoke before members of the Texas Senate last month to discuss the need for empathetic teaching in schools throughout the state and nation. Wilkerson testified before the Senate Select Committee on Violence and School Safety July 18 and presented information on empathetic teaching programs as[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/ark-president-testifies-before-texas-senate-select-committee-on-violence-school-safety" align="left"]
Dr. Glenn Wilkerson, founder and president of Adults Relating to Kids (ARK), and Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, appear on Great Day Houston to discuss what needs to be done to stop school violence and how to recognize when a student needs help. Click here to watch.[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/how-can-we-prevent-school-shootings" align="left"]
Dr. Glenn Wilkerson appears on the Great Day Houston show to discuss the Adults Relating to Kids program. ARK is a research-driven process that helps adults relate to children and youth, at home and in the classroom, in caring, supportive ways. Click here to watch.[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/ark-on-great-day-houston" align="left"]
The ARKGroup appears on Houston Life to share its mission on stopping violence, starting with schools. Watch the interview here.[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/ark-on-houston-life" align="left"]
ARK was the focus of a six-page spread in the April 2018 issue of Texas Lone Star Magazine - the official magazine of the Texas Association of School Boards. The feature highlighted ARK's work in bringing empathetic teaching models to Texas schools. Read the full article here.[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/texas-lone-star-magazine-a-culture-of-care" align="left"]
The ARKGroup's Dr. Glenn Wilkerson and Hambrick Middle School's Dr. Rebecca Sanford appear on the Houston Newsmakers show to discuss empathetic teaching as an answer to decreasing school violence. To watch the interview, click here.[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/post/ark-on-houston-newsmakers" align="left"]
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