“Too many hours on the job may put teens at risk” plus 3 more

Too many hours on the job may put teens at risk
Young fight for full-time work in job market
First Person: Patching Together Finances with Part-Time Work
High Schoolers Should Slack Off Some More

Too many hours on the job may put teens at risk

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:45 PM PST

High school students who work more than 20 hours a week at part-time jobs during the school year may be more likely to have academic and behavior problems, according to a new study.

Young fight for full-time work in job market

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:55 AM PST

Shanee Greenidge of Boston has been searching for full-time work since she dropped out of high school in 2009 and took a string of part-time jobs to help her mother pay bills.

First Person: Patching Together Finances with Part-Time Work

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:14 AM PST

Yahoo! News asked readers to share their experiences of unemployment and job-hunting. Below is a story from a reader.

High Schoolers Should Slack Off Some More

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:19 AM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many teens work part-time jobs during the school year, porrsibly to help their families in this economic hard time or for some extra spending money. However, caution is advised: Working more than 20 hours a week during the school year can lead to academic and behavioral problems, according to this study. The researchers reanalyzed longitudinal data collected in the late ...