Carolyn McCarthy: “Violence and bullying prevention is necessary to a successful academic career. We need to take these threats seriously…”

I believe a constructive way to help combat this two-pronged nutritional crisis is to provide regular healthy meals in our nation's schools.

It’s like a cancer in our society. And if we keep doing nothing to stop it, it’s only going to spread.

For a nation as wealthy and influential as ours, these figures are simply unacceptable.

I firmly believe that a majority, if not all, of these issues can be solved with more robust investment in K through 12 STEM education.