Defying predictions about an enthusiasm gap this election cycle, young people turned out to vote this year at about the same record-breaking...
The jail in Washington, D.C., recently began to allow family members to visit inmates by video conference. The problem is, in-person meetings...
People between the ages of 18 and 29 make up more than one-fifth of all U.S. voters, according to Tufts University’s CIRCLE....
A wave of 50,000 Latinos turns 18 every month, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Those young people join the ranks of...
The Republican Party has taken a public beating on the issue of women’s health in recent months. In interviews with more than...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Growing up in an abusive household in South Carolina, Harold “R.J.” Sloke spent days locked up like a prisoner...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thirteen advocates and professionals from around the country who serve as advisors to the federal office for juvenile justice...
When she was 10 years old, Veronica Sarazia and her 8-year-old brother bid goodbye to the grandmother who had cared for them...
President Barack Obama sent a two-page letter over the weekend to six child advocacy organizations to explain his plan to combat poverty...
The outcome of the presidential election will dramatically impact the ability of children and low-income families to access affordable health care over...
In 2008, a high school senior named Abigail Noel Fisher applied for undergraduate admission to the University of Texas at Austin, which...
More teens now perceive using marijuana once or twice a week to be a lower risk to their health than smoking cigarettes...
There’s a fresh new face among the United States delegates gathered at the General Assembly of the United Nations this week. Twenty-year-old...
On Friday, Sept. 14, the U.S. State Department is expected to announce the name of the first-ever youth representative to join the United...
The worst of the lingering aftermath of the recession is likely over, but deep cuts to government spending could undo the fragile...
As public-school teachers picket outside classrooms in Chicago for the first time in 25 years, a new report confirms that the United...
When her son was born with a severe disability, a mother quit her job to become his full-time caregiver. Soon after, her...
Nearly 5,000 at-risk young people across 28 states and the District of Columbia are expected to complete their high school education while...
The federal office responsible for supporting juvenile justice programs around the country is in the process of reorganizing its internal structure, with...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As media coverage of bullying has expanded over the past few years, so have mischaracterizations of the relationship between...