Study: Teens prioritize their own happiness and success

Zoe Sagalow, special to WTOP.com

WASHINGTON — Middle school and high school students prioritize their own happiness and success above concern for others, a new Harvard University study shows.

“We have a lot of great kids out there,” said Richard Weissbourd, senior lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, who led the study. “We also have these signs that

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