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2.2KIn Rural America, High Poverty, High Need for After-school Programs
Sunflower County, Mississippi, sounds like a cheerful place — until you realize the poverty rate is double the national average, and unemployment...
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9.0KSeeking Mental Health Support: Teens Helped Pass New Law to Access Mental Health Care Without Parental Consent
Jordan T. was 16 years old when he tried to see a mental health care professional to help him resolve “issues” at...
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990KSU Students Share Thoughts on GA ‘Campus Carry’ Bill
House Bill 859, also known as the "campus carry" bill, passed a Georgia Senate panel on Monday, March 7.
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3.9KGirls in Trouble: Providing the Right Response
One of the starkest statistics in the lives of girls today is that 73 percent of girls in the juvenile justice system...
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2.7KWhy Some After-school Advocates Love Competency-based Learning
After-school programs nationally are concerned with helping young people develop skills needed in a changing economy. Competency-based learning can mesh after-school and...
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2.5KIn New Hampshire, Kids Add to Their Education by Leaving School
Schools in New Hampshire seek to engage students and reduce achievement gaps by offering extended learning opportunities, allowing them “to pursue their...
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2.7KDating Violence: Peer Education Offers Strong Dose of Prevention
Peers can be a most powerful prevention tool when it comes to teen dating violence. “A big part of peer education is...
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3.8KGiving Foster Youth a Chance at College
Summer residency program and year-round support helps high school kids from unstable homes achieve college success.
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Video of Family Members Lost to Addiction Strikes Deep in Hearts of Young Adults
“Man this breaks my heart,” wrote one commentator. “I'm battling addiction right now and it's not easy at all,” shared another. “But...
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Online Report Card – Tracking Online Education in the United States
The Babson Survey Research Group, in partnership with various industry leaders, has released its 13th annual comprehensive report on the state of...
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4.1KWhite House Rolls Out Summer Opportunity Plan
The White House this week rolled out a multi-agency plan to help more teenagers land summer jobs. The plan aims to give...
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5.0KNew Mantra for Summer Camps: Develop Those 21st-Century Skills
The American Camp Association is jumping with both feet into measuring camp’s impact on kids.
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Access to Safety: Health Outcomes, Substance Use and Abuse, and Service Provision for LGBTQ Youth Who Engage in Survival Sex
This new report from the Urban Institute shines a light on the risky world of LGBTQ youth involved in the commercial sex...
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3.4KEducators Rethink Discipline, Learn New Moves to Dismantle School-to-Prison Pipeline
When communities want to snip the school-to-prison pipeline, how do they do it? They take an intentional, multitiered approach: They revise their...
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1.7KServices for LGBTQ Youth Who Have Survival Sex Are Inadequate: New Report
Most LGBTQ youth who trade sex for necessities or money they need to survive use protection to prevent sexually transmitted infections and...
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961Blueprints Conference Offers Lessons in Evidence-Based Programming
At a time when communities across the country are interested in evidence-based youth programming, an April conference will bring together leaders from...
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2.6KLeading After-school Group Disappointed by Obama Budget
A leading out-of-school-time organization is disappointed in the Obama administration’s budget request for next fiscal year, saying it fails to recognize the...
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3.1KWhy Are LA’s Foster Kids More Likely to Be Charged With Crimes?
Social workers “look at the delinquency system as having the power to control these [foster] kids. And the control is they get...
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2.1KMeeting the Needs of Kids in the U.S. Who Fled Violence in Central America
A network of services is vital to meet needs of growing numbers of kids fleeing violence: academic support, legal representation and after-school...
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1.9KPresident’s Budget Proposal Aims to Help Youth Get First Job
The Obama administration wants to help young people land their first job, including those who have dropped out of high school. The...
