Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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2.0KNewsYoung Activists, CLASP Call For New Deal To Get Youth Jobs
A group of student activists ages 14 to 25 is urging the Biden administration and Congress to create a plan for youth...
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2.0KNewsAs States Struggle With Budget Cuts, After-school Advocates In NY Push Back
Across the nation, states are tightening their belts as the pandemic cuts into their budgets. Some are feeling a financial shock similar...
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2.5KNewsCalifornia Nonprofit Calls On Companies To Offer Foster Youth Internships
In 2020, Tom Fandre had hoped to place at least 90 foster youth in internships in the Silicon Valley area. But when...
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5.4KNewsAfter-school Providers Can Assist Kids Experiencing Homelessness
As the pandemic continues, the number of people experiencing homelessness could rise — especially if eviction moratoriums are lifted. More children in...
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2.3KNewsAt Atlanta Bike Shop, Kids Learn Bike Repair, Job Skills, Soft Skills
Last spring, COVID-19 put the brakes on after-school activities at Bearings Bike Shop in Atlanta. But on a recent Saturday, a gaggle...
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2.9KNewsYouthprise And Students Win Lawsuit, Gain Jobless Benefits For Minnesota Teens
Walter Cortina, a high school student in Minneapolis, doesn’t work merely for pocket money. Last spring, at age 17, he was supporting...
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5.1K► ReportsMany Fewer Kids In After-school Programs Despite Greater Need, America After 3 PM Report Finds
The widening gap between rich and poor in America — even before the pandemic — is shown in a new report on...
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2.2KNewsHow The Differing Sense Of Community In Florida, Italy Affects Children: New Book
Stell Simonton recently talked with Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, author of “The Ecology of Childhood: How Our Changing World Threatens Children’s Rights.” Woodhouse,...
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2.0KNewsMiddle School Students In Virginia Take Part In Worldwide Hour Of Code
Three afternoons this week — Computer Science Education Week — students at Rocky Run Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia, are gathering...
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2.3K► ReportsIntegrate SEL By Focusing On Strong Relationships In Diverse Environment, Report Says
How do youth organizations and schools integrate social and emotional learning into their full range of activities? How do they also respond...
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1.8KNewsBill Seeks ‘Pandemic Funding’ For 21st Century After-school Programs
As Congress considers a spending bill with behind-the-scenes negotiations this week, many youth-serving organizations hope for an injection of cash into out-of-school...
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2.0KNewsMore After-school Suppers Are Key Support For Food-insecure Households, Report Says
More kids in after-school programs are getting an evening meal through the program, according to a recent report from Food Research &...
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1.6KNewsGlobal Network Of Youth Reporters Create Program To Counter Racial, Ethnic Hatred
More than 100 youth reporters from around the world are working with producers in the United States on a video series examining...
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2.0K► ReportsWallace Project: School Districts, After-school Partners Learn How To Teach SEL Together
In 2016, six school districts in the United States partnered with after-school coordinating organizations in their cities to foster social and emotional...
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2.0KNewsMontana Nonprofit Helps School District Graduate High Percentage Of Homeless Students
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of several articles in an occasional series about the intersection of OST and students experiencing homelessness.)...
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2.0KNewsStevens Initiative Connects Young People Across Cultures, Aims To Build Global Knowledge
In 2016 students in several of Chicago’s least affluent public schools struck up an online connection with students in Casablanca, Morocco. Together...
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2.3KNewsIthaca Children’s Garden, Schools, Toolkit Show How To Get Kids Outdoors For ‘Happiness And Joy’
An out-of-school time organization, Ithaca Children’s Garden, has partnered with the Cornell University Master’s of Public Health program and eight elementary schools...
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1.5KNewsMillion Girls Moonshot Wants To Attract More To STEM Career
Girls in after-school programs across the country will have a chance to speak directly to astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli Friday at 3 p.m....
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2.2KNewsHow San Francisco Supports Its Neediest Kids In Virtual Learning
When Maria Su walked into the Tenderloin Recreation Center in San Francisco recently, she saw kids from different schools sitting at desks...
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1.4KNewsReducing Student Vote Would Hurt Young People’s Well-being, Experts Say
The youth vote took center stage this week when a leaked video showed a Republican activist rejoicing that fewer college students might...
