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1.6KLights On Afterschool Celebrates Fun While Highlighting Growing Demand
On Thursday, kids enrolled in after-school programs through a Washington, District of Columbia, parks and recreation department were exposed to pink slime...
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1.7KAdvocates Offer Solutions for Kids at Crossroads of School, Justice System
Kiera Wilmot's story is an example of how schools’ zero tolerance policies can begin to push students — especially students of color...
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3.1KSchools Stand Up Against Bullying on Unity Day
This morning at Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School in Rockford, Minnesota, teachers wearing orange T-shirts that read “Rockford Unites Against Bullying” welcomed...
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1.8KLights On Afterschool Celebrations Recognize Programs Big and Small
The 16th annual Lights On Afterschool event is a chance for programs to show off all they’ve accomplished, through science shows, dance...
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1.6KTwo Fields Come Together in New Center for After-school and Summer Enrichment
The new National Center for Afterschool and Summer Enrichment will work to increase low-income kids' access to quality after-school and summer programs....
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2.5KSTEM Education Bill With OST Focus Signed Into Law
After-school programs are not a luxury but a valuable piece of the STEM education landscape, says James Brown, executive director of the...
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1.5KTalking Intervention and Youth
The International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (INEBRIA) held its 12th conference in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 23-25.
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17.7KAfter the school day in Finland, play and more play
Finland made a splash in U.S. education circles several years ago after its students consistently posted top scores on international tests.
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Measuring Up: Educational Improvement and Opportunity in 50 Cities
This new report from the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education examines the state of education quality and access in...
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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015
The International Labour Organization takes a comprehensive look at the latest indicators of youth unemployment trends and shows that rates around the...
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4.3KYouth Impact: High School Students Lead Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts
As part of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, peer educators and adult supporters at GUIDE in Georgia speak up about the impact...
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2.1KKids Experiment With STEM For National Youth Science Day
About 400 elementary school students from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington filled a ballroom Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Building to participate...
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1.3KYouth Unite to Face Addiction, Fight Shame
Thousands gathered at the Unite to Face Addiction Rally in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, to fight the stigma of addiction and...
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1.5KYoung People’s Voices Called Critical in Addiction Movement
College recovery groups, recovery high schools and many adolescents and 20-somethings joined the crowd to show their support for ending the silence...
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2.7KYoung People Find Hope, Community at ‘Unite to Face Addiction’ Rally
"It's important for young people to know that recovery is possible, that going back to school is possible. That having fun and...
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2.3KRelationships Are Key to Keeping Kids in School, Report Says
What helps students weather neglect, abuse, illness, violence, hunger and homelessness and stay in school are relationships, according to a new report...
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2.5KA Hole in the Safety Net Offered by the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act will cover foster youth who age out of foster care until they are 26 — unless they move...
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Educators Say Transparency is Key to Getting Public Involved with Improving Schools
Sharing education data with the public builds trust and gets the community involved with improving schools.
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Unite to Face Addiction Rally Aims to Launch National Movement
The Unite to Face Addiction rally is expected to draw nearly 700 organizations and tens of thousands of people for a day...
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3.4KThe Problems and Solutions in Adolescence and Addiction
Doctors, social workers and other professionals spoke up about the most pressing problems they see among adolescents and addiction — and shared...
