Youth Today
口 Feature Story
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3.4KA New York Trans Woman’s Journey: Trauma and Homelessness, Sex Work to Survive
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
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2.4KQ&A: Washington State Needs to Invest in Resources to Help Youth Before They Become Homeless
End youth homelessness. Achieve zero youth detention. Stop jailing runaways. Ensure kids don’t leave detention to end up homeless.
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4.8KThese Tools Help Coach College Youth Aged Out of Foster Care to Develop Relationships
What does it take to engage students who age out of foster care into supportive relationships on the college campus? It helps...
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3.0KBeyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies & Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color w/ Disabilities
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...
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3.1KUpward Bound Gives High Schoolers Boost With Summer Program of Drones
Kayla Linard stood high in the balcony of the Kennesaw State University gymnasium in Marietta, Ga., holding a white remote control device.
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2.9KGun Violence Education in Medical School Holds Opportunity for Impact
On Oct. 1, 2017, a 64-year-old man brought 14 AR-15 rifles, eight AR-10 rifles, a bolt-action rifle and a revolver with more...
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5.3KAdewale Adeyemo to Lead the Obama Foundation as its First President
The Obama Foundation recently announced Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo as its first president.
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2.2KResistance to Change: Equity Is Crucial Issue for Out-of-school Time
A group of out-of-school time professionals at the 2019 National AfterSchool Association convention in June facilitated a two-hour Leadership Institute, an opportunity...
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2.4KGlobal Kids Summer Program Opens Students’ Eyes to Foreign Affairs
What if you were a member of the National Security Council and learned that a foreign country could be building nuclear weapons...
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2.5KDisadvantaged Community Youth Skate Park Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Safety, Community Development | Amount: $1,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Sept. 3, 2019
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2.9KLos Angeles Youth Experiencing Homelessness Need Mindfulness, Yoga
Mindfulness and yoga are important factors in ending youth homelessness. I realize this is a bold sentence to write and has the...
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4.0KYouth in Foster Care Navigate Challenges As They Look Toward College
Julia, 16, a high school senior in Alpharetta, Ga., knows where she wants to go to college: It’s Georgia State University in...
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3.4KHow Youth Voices Can Help Us Keep Kids Away From the Juvenile Justice System
Statistics recently released by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice illustrate a grim reality for the outcomes of most individuals who have...
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2.4KHomeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
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10.8KCrime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics uses data gathered from the latest School Survey on Crime and Safety to present an overview...
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2.7KHigh-quality Learning Environments Can Change Odds for Both Toddlers, Teens
High-quality preschool is the gift that keeps on giving. At least that’s what Nobel Prize-winning economist Jim Heckman’s research shows. The IQ...
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2.7KAtlanta Prosecutor Who Was Attacked Now Helps Other Domestic Violence Survivors
Assistant District Attorney April Ross knows the statistics on gun violence and domestic violence in Georgia. She's also experienced it first hand....
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4.7KLGBTQ Homeless Youth: We Can’t Ignore Their Systematic Oppression
Angel was unable to live at home because her mother ran a day care center out of their house and her clients...
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4.6KWe Can Change Our Culture of Gun Violence: Here’s How
Gun violence occurs in the U.S. more often than in any other nation not at war. It is clear that this is...
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1.6KCharter School Effects on School Segregation
The Urban Institute takes a comprehensive look at the effect of the growth of charter schools on racial segregation in school systems....
