Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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2.9KNewsChild Care For Essential Workers a Priority in New York, Washington
In New York and Washington, the two states hardest hit by COVID-19, officials are working with after-school and child care providers to...
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2.6KNewsEntrepreneurship Among Black Kids Has Deep Meaning at Tulsa’s Greenwood Center
These survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, in which as many as 300 people were killed, lived through a white mob shooting,...
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1.8KNewsLeaders of Crittenton Program in Washington, D.C., Scramble to Help Girls Losing Jobs to COVID-19
Girls at several middle and high schools in Washington, D.C., in wards 5, 6 and 7 were already handling more challenges in...
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2.1KNewsAfter School All Stars Shifts to Online, Works to Raise Funds for Families
As school districts close down across the country, numerous after-school programs are following suit. They’re scrambling to deal with the unprecedented situation...
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3.6KNewsAfter-school Programs Urged to Follow Health Officials’ Guidance on Coronavirus
After-school programs are urged to follow the guidance of their local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...
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3.9KNewsAtlanta Organization Emphasizes Cultural, Historical Knowledge For Black Adolescent Boys
A small nonprofit in Atlanta fills what its founder considers a critical gap for black adolescent boys — a chance to explore...
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1.7KNewsBoy Scouts Bankruptcy Dismaying To Some In Youth Development
When Boy Scouts of America announced on Tuesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, youth development professionals had various responses....
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4.6KNewsHigh Staff Turnover Affects Kids in After-school Programs
Many out-of-school time programs experience frequent staff turnover, to the chagrin of leaders in the field. Some estimates put the turnover rate...
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1.8KNewsNeoliberal Systems Undermine Ability to Serve Youth Of Color After School: Author
Leah Davis remembers the first brochure she saw for the after-school and college prep program Educational Excellence.
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3.8KNewsTrump Budget Would Again Ax After-school Programs Despite Strong Congressional Support
Two months after Congress approved $1.25 billion for after-school funding, the White House has again called for a complete kill-off of the...
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2.8KNewsImpact of Community Collaborations on Youth Unclear But Promising, Report Says
Can communities improve educational equity by collaborating across agencies? The idea of cross-sector collaboration caught fire in 2011 after an article in...
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3.1KNewsAfter-school Programs At Public Housing Could Get Boost If AHEAD Passes
After-school programs connected with public housing could expand if a bill introduced in December by Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state...
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2.5KNewsPublic Needs to Know Non-family Relationships Can Heal Trauma, Report Says
If you work with youth, you probably know about the significance of relationships in the lives of young people.
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3.4KNewsThrough Making Videos, Boston Group Home Youth See Their Lives More Clearly
When Tyquan Ruffen looks back at his life he sees a patchwork of places he’s lived. Italian Home, Knights Children Center, Harrington...
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1.9KNewsMinneapolis Youth Gather Data, Address Community Issues Affecting Them
At a community meeting in Minneapolis in May, students from Juxtaposition Arts, a Minneapolis youth-oriented art center, showed a game they had...
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1.9KNewsYoung People Play Vital Role in Funding Programs That Impact Them at Youthprise
Earlier this year, Irina Barrera began making plans to represent her organization, Youthprise, at a national conference on expanded learning. Youthprise is...
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3.1KNewsWhat After-school Field Needs to Know About Best Ways of Teaching Kids to Read
Nineteen years ago, a panel of experts spent two years assessing the major research on teaching kids to read. Once and for...
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1.8KNewsTool Lets You Assess How Well Your OST Program Supports Reading
Is your out-of-school time program in a good position to offer reading support to young kids? How can you ensure that your...
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2.3KNewsMoonshot Moment: Entire Florida Community Addresses Problem of Kids’ Reading Skill
More than a decade ago, Barbara Hammond and Liz Woody Remington were desperate. The two mothers in Vero Beach, Fla., didn’t know...
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6.6KNewsGuide Makes Measuring Data Easier For After-school Systems
Figuring out what to measure and how to measure it is the 21st century question. Technology allows for vast data gathering and...
