Figuring out what to measure and how to measure it is the 21st century question. Technology allows for vast data gathering and...
Ever heard parents and coaches bellowing at officials at Little League Baseball games? Or heard coaches belittling players at youth soccer games?...
As a doctor in an emergency department that only sees children, I have the unfortunate experience of witnessing the impact of violence...
When Larry Conlan began his teaching career in impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia, he witnessed high school students fighting, he heard about neighborhood...
Taylonn Murphy’s phone chimed steadily as he addressed reporters gathered in a boardroom Thursday. His friends were concerned. The previous night, Tessa...
When the 2020 Census launches in March, a group of 75 to 100 New York City teenagers will kick into gear. They’ll...
According to the Violence Policy Center’s 2019 report When Men Murder Women, 92% of homicides committed against women were perpetrated by men...
The CDC uses the latest results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey to provide an overview of the current rates of tobacco...
A surprising number of school districts across the nation have moved to a four-day school week. The trend, which gained ground during...
In northern Colorado’s ski country, a rural area heavily reliant on tourism, some schools operate only four days a week. The education...
Inevitable. That’s how winding up in prison felt for a group of former foster youth — now adults who are imprisoned at...
In the midst of the ongoing pain and heartbreak of America’s gun violence epidemic, there are some incredible success stories from around...
In the city of Stockton, Calif., gun violence was already notably on the rise in 2011 because of a series of compounding...
When we began our journey to rebuild broken urban communities in our city, Jacksonville, Fla., 20 years ago, little did we know...
When Isaac Espinal was in the eighth grade in Fort Worth, Texas, he compared his local public school with a nearby private...
Jerel’s story is one of many tales of hate, anger, pain and violence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth face...
Several years ago when Pasi Sahlberg was a visiting professor of practice at Harvard, he took his young son to visit a...
Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss the policies and practices best suited for meeting the needs of foster youth through the age...
Alicia Philipp has led the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta for almost 40 years and will retire in early 2020. She spoke...
On an afternoon in October, kids in the Sunrise of Philadelphia after-school program made tissue-paper marigolds, assembled little altars and created masks....