Youth Today
Archives: 2014 & Earlier
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On the Move for October 2008
Coalition on Human Needs Deborah Weinstein, CEOMoves to:Suite 3121120 Connecticut Ave., NWWashington, DC 20036(202) 223-2532 National Network for Youth Victoria...
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Voter Registration by Students Raises Cloud of Consequences
NEW YORK TIMES As the election season heats up, so do voter-registration controversies. Virginia Tech’s registrar of elections in Montgomery County, Va.,...
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It’s Not Discipline, It’s a Teachable Moment
THE NEW YORK TIMES Punishments such as time-outs, yelling, spanking and removing privileges don’t reinforce positive behavior in children and youth, say...
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Sex Ed: Any Link Between What Teens Learn, How They Behave?
USA TODAY The debate between abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education advocates has been reignited by the announcement that the 17-year-old daughter of...
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Students Can Send Text Message Tips to Cops
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Students in 10 Chicago public high schools can now send police anonymous text messages from their cell phones to alert...
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Alpacas to Work Magic with Kids
THE EXPRESS-TIMES (Harrisburg, Pa.) In an unlikely pairing, a farmer and a nonprofit organization have teamed up to teach urban youth...
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Court Dress Codes Created After Defendants Get Too Risqué
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Defense lawyers in Travis County, Texas, are channeling Tim Gunn for their clients. After becoming increasingly frustrated with young defendants’...
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Meredith Dean
Meredith Dean Operations ManagerCreative Alternatives ofNew York(212) 222-1969http://www.cany.org Age: 29 About CANY: The 39-year-old nonprofit provides drama therapy sessions for both adult-...
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Adopt a Social Worker
Best Dressed: Volunteers from a congregation display donations from a clothing drive for youth. Photo: Covenant to Care for Children Bloomfield, Conn.(860)...
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Bring After-School Networks To Scale
80,000 smiles: That’s how many youth were served last year by the city’s Out of School Time network. Photo: Harlem RBI The...
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Awards for October 2008
BGCA Youth of the Year Shonnetta Henry For: Members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) who have overcome...
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A Smaller, Stricter School Means More Learning
LA Youth, Los Angeles I like my school. It’s strict, but the classes are small. We have new books with no marks...
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Censorship Was My Best Journalism Teacher
LA Youth, Los Angeles Dissatisfied with my journalism class in school, I decided to start a journalism club instead. I dreamed that...
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Staying After School in College
In a mostly glowing initial review of a certificate program for after-school workers in New York City lies a dash of...
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Toolkit Review: Afterschool Training
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 …...
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Building a Better Bridge: Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College
Youth Development Institute45 pages. $10. This report in the Supporting College Access and Success for Young Adult Learners series features an experiment...
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It’s My Life! A Guide to Alternatives After High School
Edited by Janine SchwabAmerican Friends Service Committee92 pages. $9.95. Addressing those facing “the transition from high school to the real world –...
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Promising Practices in Working with Young Adults
Youth Development Institute122 pages. Bound volume: $35. Nine sections in booklets: $2-$5 each. Download: free. Help for high school dropouts and potential...
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Getting Real: Helping Teens Find Their Future
Kenneth Gray Corwin Press196 pages. $25.95. As an outspoken advocate of career education and alternatives to four-year college degrees, Gray commands attention:...
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American Youth Policy Forum
http://www.aypf.org This nonprofit professional development organization’s website includes briefs, reports and publications on contemporary youth issues, such as education, community involvement and...
