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Connect the Dots Between Past and Present

CHRIS Kids uses a trauma-informed approach with young people and their families — in its counseling center and in its training center...

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New Toolkit Issued to Help Providers Measure Trauma With ACES Survey

A new toolkit is out that aims to help services providers give a survey about traumatic childhood experiences that are linked to...

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Do After-school STEM Programs Lead to Science Careers? Should They?

Do out-of-school time STEM programs really lead kids into science careers? The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry plans to find out.

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Uniting Sport and Therapy on One Field

Children who participate in Doc Wayne’s Chalk Talk program are most often survivors of complex trauma. According to the National Alliance on...

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Resource Guide Shows Ways to Support Undocumented Students

Out-of-school time providers can find valuable resources for undocumented students in a new resource guide recently released by the U.S. Department of...

Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children?

This new report from ChildTrends sheds light on the often-undiscussed result of mass incarceration; how it affects the children of those in...

Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration underwent a careful review of existing research about conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth and...

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Foster Care System Feels Shock Waves from Heroin Addiction

Judges, caseworkers and child welfare administrators say an increase in heroin use nationwide is linked to a surge of kids into the...

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Atlanta survey shows teens’ top social media sites, after-school activities

The top three social media sites used by Atlanta teens are Kik, Instagram and Snapchat, according to a survey by VOX Teen...

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Lights 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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Advocates 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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Schools 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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Lights 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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Two 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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STEM 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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Talking 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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After 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.

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...

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...