Youth Today
Posts By Rachel Wallack
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3.4KEditorialPick A Message: Kill Big Bird Or Send Kids To College
We were going to use this space to rant against those elected officials who would vote to kill off Big Bird by...
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1.4KEditorialSpeak out; our democracy demands it
In the last issue of Youth Today, we took a stand against the haters who would divide us as one nation under...
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1.3KEditorialNot Enough Letters? About Our March-April 2017 Print Edition
Throughout our March-April 2017 print publication, which has a cover package of stories focused on LGBT youth, we have used the acronym...
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1.2KEditorialCalling the Press the Enemy Is Obscene
Most of the time, it’s best to ignore outrageous statements. After all, if you tried to respond to every outrageous statement this...
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No One Should Shut Up — The U.S. Constitution Gives Us That Right
A new administration in Washington means changes, no matter the party taking the White House.
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3.5KEditorialWe Must Stop the Politics of Hate
On Jan. 20, our country will have a new president who was elected by fewer than half the voters in the U.S....
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayPull Up One More Chair For Youth
Young people’s lived experience speak to viable solutions that policymakers might otherwise never come upon. The best first step for anyone looking...
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayRemaking a Life: Inside and Out
I had been accused of a serious crime at the age of 17, and because the courts wanted to charge me as...
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1.8KFrom the BureausBookstore’s Closing Leaves Bronx Residents Disrupted and Nostalgic
At the end of the year, Barnes & Noble in the Bronx will close, leaving a borough of more than 1.4 million...
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8.5KNewsPreventing Gang Violence By Offering a Community
Two years ago, 18-year-old Josue left Guatemala, a country with one of the highest crime rates in Central America, and set out...
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1.5KEditorialA Letter from the Editor
"I woke up this morning and felt ..." This is a chorus, a refrain I'm seeing on social media platforms of all...
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Youth Today Opposes Champion of Inequality
The publisher of Youth Today, the Center for Sustainable Journalism, has had a long and meaningful relationship with our host institution in...
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3.5KYouth VoicesAn Unspoken Voice
With the InsideOUT Writers program, I devote myself to using my voice to help others, but it wasn’t always this way. I...
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2.1KFrom the FieldYouth Helping Youth: ServiceWorks VISTAs Reflect on 9/11 and Serving Their Generation
To kick off its third year, ServiceWorks – a youth development program from AmeriCorps, the Citi Foundation and Points of Light –...
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1.6KNewsLonger Summer Programs, Consistent Participation Needed for Learning Gap, New Report Advises
Students who regularly attended summer learning programs experienced lasting increases in mathematics and language arts abilities, as well as an increase in...
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3.5KNewsCould You Survive One Month Living in Poverty? A Simulation for Youth Workers and Educators
At the National Youth-At-Risk Conference held in Savannah, Georgia, last spring, 82 youth workers and educators signed up to see if they...
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1.4KFrom the FieldEarn to Learn: A Teen’s Job Is to Do Well in School
Young people commit — in writing — to a grade they will earn for each class. The better they perform, the higher...
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3.3KGuest Opinion EssayThe American Dream Delayed by Addiction
A young writer reflects on how his father’s addiction impacted his family, his growing up and his own substance use. “After everything,...
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Developers Are American Dream Builders
The unconditional love necessary to support building the American Dream starts with accessing high-quality education. As the knowledge base grows, so should...
