Afterschool TrainingThe National Partnership for Quality Afterschool LearningFree(800) 476-6861, http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits The award-winning The toolkit includes ideas for activities in the arts …...
More students were in college and high school and fewer were in nursery school, kindergarten and elementary school in the United States...
From April to July this year, the number of employed 16- to 24-year-old "youth" increased by 1.9 million, to 21 million, according...
More than 5,300 13- to 24-year-olds in the United States contracted HIV/AIDS in 2006, according to the CDC.
The U.S. child poverty rate in 2007 was the highest it has been since 1998, according to the Census Bureau's most recent...
This classification analysis of more than 3 million unique URLs worldwide by web content security vendor Optenet finds a significant increase in...
Children who were abused or neglected in their early years are likely to display behavioral problems such as emotional instability, depression and...
The researchers suggest that college and workplace readiness criteria should be expanded to include things such as healthy behaviors, avoiding risky behaviors,...
In 2007, the Next Generation Youth Work Coalition launched its Clear Policies for Career Pathways initiative to identify efforts under way across...
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) When school lets out for summer, some 13.5 million children lose access to healthy meals, according...
U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Youth in adult lockups go back to jail more often, and faster, than youth...
University of Washington, Social Development Research Group Adolescent girls who experience serious school failures such as expulsion, suspension or dropping out are...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) The decision by parents to place their troubled teen in a residential treatment program is a difficult one...
The Urban Institute Urban Institute researchers merged and analyzed local and state data to understand better the experiences and needs of children...
Program: The Enough Abuse Campaign. Organization: The Massachusetts Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Partnership. Type of Evaluation: Statewide program inventory; pre- and...
Quality Matters Toolkit: Youth Voice and EngagementUniversity of Minnesota (UM) Extension – Youth Work InstituteFree, 15 pages.(612) 624-7139, http://www.extension.umn.edu/youth/00015.pdf. The Youth Work...
http://www.everychildmatters.org Every Child Matters’ overhauled website keeps users current on the presidential candidates’ positions on issues affecting children and youth. The...
http://www.abanet.org/child/education/home.shtml Through its website, the Legal Center FCE acts as a clearinghouse on legal and policy matters affecting the education of...
http://www.compact.org Campus Compact is a growing national network of more than 1,100 post-secondary educational administrators dedicated to promoting community service, civic...
http://minyanland.com This online community engages youth in interactive games that teach market concepts and financial basics. As players earn and spend MinyanDollars,...