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8.5KA Troubled Life of Truancy, Drugs Leads to Foster Care, Early Death
Only a few years apart, Andrew Lavin and Jennifer Cohen grew up together, first in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and then in Staten...
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Newsmakers | November-December 2016
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey - Jeanné Isler - Jewel D. Malone - Stacey D. Stewart - Donzelina Barroso - Dr. John R. Coleman
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1.9KSocial Work Movement Seeks to Build Financial Capability, Scale Up Best Practices for Youth
Youth aging out of foster care are among those who need information about finances, and social workers need to be trained to...
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1.8KYoung People Protest U.S. Election in Washington, New York, Nationwide
Young people came out in force Wednesday night to protest the election of Donald Trump.
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1.9KYouth Vote Still Divided by Race, Report Finds
New data looking at the youth vote in the 2016 presidential race found they are also divided by race, and that a...
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4.7KFamily Focused: Opposite of ‘Scared Straight,’ Intervention Helps Youth Connect and Feel Understood
“I thought my life was coming to an end. Oh my God, he’s a good kid,” said Geselle Colón, recounting the story...
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Trump Presidency Could Reshape Policies for Children and Youth
Child advocate expects to spend time playing defense under a new Donald Trump administration, trying to block policy changes and budget cuts...
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1.0KHigh School Kids Learn to Teach Younger Ones in Multipurpose 21st Century Program
An annual weeklong program at Auburn University benefits three groups: the high school students who attend, the young kids they work with...
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2.3KA Close Look at Quality: How to Make Your Program Better with Quality Standards
What if a tool existed to make your after-school or summer youth program better? Would you get it and read the instructions?
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3.3KMan Still Fighting 40-year Sentence for Nonlethal Crime He Committed As 14-year-old
What was about to happen on Feb. 4, 1999, would drastically accelerate the trajectory of Christopher Thomas’ life, which had been spiraling...
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2.1KProgramming, Connections Help California Youth Deal With Demons of Reentry
Near a wooden “Death Row” signpost towering in an orange-lit fog, 25 young people huddled together, smiling and laughing.
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Trends in College Pricing
The College Board takes a comprehensive look at the current trends in the price of higher education across the country, showing wide...
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1.6KCreative Expression Aids Court-Involved Kids and Struggling Immigrant Youth
Last year, an 18-year-old boy stood in the studio at ArtForceIowa in Des Moines, having covered three large canvases with broad brushstrokes...
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1.3KAs California Concert Tour Ends, Local Work on SchoolsNotPrisons Continues
SchoolsNotPrisons, an 11-stop music and arts tour focused on both increasing spending for education and breaking the school-to-prison pipeline in California, wraps...
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2.9KFoster Youth Bring Their Priorities to Capitol Hill
Foster youth sometimes get the chance to respond to lawmakers’ child welfare agendas. Based on a survey of more than 500 current...
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The Future of Youth Justice: A Community-Based Alternative to the Youth Prison Model
This new report from the National Institute of Justice and the Harvard Kennedy School summarizes the ways in which the nation's current...
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2.2KNext Administration Needs to Close Youth Prisons, Experts Say
The next presidential administration should build on the momentum researchers, advocates and policymakers have created to close youth prisons, experts say.
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1.4KPublic Health, Medical Groups Release Kids’ Health Recommendations Ahead of Elections
In the leadup to the election, public health and medical professionals are urging the next administration to invest in improving the health...
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1.7KAdvocates Working to End Harsh School Discipline That Leads to Dropping Out, Jail
Activists concerned about disciplinary policies that force students out of school and into the justice system will gather in cities across the...
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1.8KFocus on Graduation Pays Off, but Strong Efforts Still Needed, Nonprofit Leaders Say
As executive director of Truancy Intervention Project in Atlanta, Jessica Pennington has seen a lot...
