After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...
WASHINGTON — The federal government wants to develop better ways to ensure children who are victims of sexual exploitation get the care...
“This is a film about what it feels like to just want to be loved by the people you’re closest to, and...
A new federal campaign launches this month, alongside the release of a study that looks at the varied experiences of homeless youth...
A recent study of global youth homelessness points to poverty, not delinquency, as the major factor leading to “street involvement.” The study,...
“Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope” is a new film “about age-old problems meeting breakthrough science.” Director James...
DeAngelo Cortijo remembers the fear he felt as a young boy on the day his mother was lifted unconscious into an ambulance....
This new report from the U.S. Dept. of Education discusses the current state of the success of low-income students in higher education,...
Before the Allegheny County Department of Human Services set up a data-sharing program back in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Public School District,...
NEW YORK — The cycle is often triggered by something simple: refusing to do homework, leaving clothes on the floor, typical kid...
The term “collective impact” was coined five years by two authors writing in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Philanthropies and other nonprofits...
Just like the abstinence-only approach to teen sex, the abstinence-only approach to marijuana sees itself as offering a realistic path to young...
Justin Riley, president of Young People in Recovery, got to sit next to President Obama at the National Rx Drug Abuse and...
Two national conferences highlight how youth workers and educators are uniquely positioned to spotlight the needs of children and demand action. The...
The Juvenile Law Center highlights the lifelong consequences of the existence of permanent and non-confidential, accessible arrest and sentencing records of juveniles....
This new report from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University in partnership with the Education Law Center evaluates and compares...
The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings' latest report examines the efficacy of reading and math in the Common Core, the...
"I just couldn't stop," said Nolan Eley, 25, who lived through a revolving door of getting help, relapsing and alienating loved ones...
The House just passed legislation (which also has been introduced in the Senate) that aims to reduce the amount of time it...
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