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ourBRIDGE Afterschool Program
ourBRIDGE Afterschool Program in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of a kind. It serves over 70 refugee and immigrant elementary school aged...
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1.2KUsing Nature as a Springboard to Support English Language Learning
Out-of-school (OST) programs in the San Benito school district and the afterschool teachers are committed to creating a safe, diverse, and welcoming...
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2.4KThe New Kid on the Block
Ginny Deerin walked out of a psychologist’s office one day in 1995, wrapped in thought. It had been a difficult year. She...
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America’s Youngest Outcasts – A Report Card of Child Homelessness
This new research report by the National Center on Family Homelessness finds that the number of homeless children in the United States...
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1.9KReporter’s Notebook: Record 2.5 Million U.S. Children Homeless in 2013
Child homelessness in the United States hit a record high in 2013, afflicting nearly 2.5 million children, or one in 30, according...
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1.6KParents Turn Pain into Policy
NEW YORK — Arlene Ward knew the choice she made that night would change the lives of the young people from the...
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1.4KWhen Kids Are Killed by Police
See main story “Parents Turn Pain into Policy.” On a Sunday afternoon this past summer, a little boy who recently lost a baby...
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The College Board – Trends in College Pricing 2014
The College Board presents and analyzes the latest numbers concerning prices of tuition and compares them to previous years. It finds that,...
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1.2KImagination Fuels Writing Labs for Kids
What if you built a neighborhood writing center and kids flocked to it just for fun? Not for laborious tutoring at term...
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1.4KRelaxed, Hands-on Activities at OurBridge Give English Learners the Practice They Need
Imagine entering a school where you don’t speak the language and you don’t know the culture. It’s an experience shared by nearly...
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1.2KWhat Awaits Unaccompanied Minors in New York
Angelica is one of the lucky ones. A "smart and bubbly" 8-year-old Honduran girl who "loves, loves, loves math," according to the...
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870Healthy Cooking Instructional for Life in Chicago Schools
Healthy food and student advocacy were in the spotlight as 16 teams of students from the Chicago Public Schools faced off in...
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Newsmakers | November-December 2014
Dr. Barbara Ferrer - Linh Nguyen - Suganthi Simon - Rob Correia
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963One School’s Lead on Restorative Justice in Chicago
CHICAGO — At Senn High School, students are leading reform of the school’s discipline system through restorative justice. Senn’s Restorative Justice program...
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State of the South: Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity for the Next Generation
A report by MDC examining the unique issues the next generation faces growing up across the southern states of the U.S. It...
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761Loophole in Affordable Care Act Exposes Foster Care Youth to Losing Medicaid
Only 12 states have extended Medicaid coverage to foster kids who have aged out of care in a state different than their...
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Youth Today, NAA to Partner for Webinars, Google Hangouts
Youth Today and the National AfterSchool Association will partner to present a series of short webinars developed specifically to advance promising practices...
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Atlanta: Focus on LGBTQ Homeless Youth
This morning, listen to GPB's "On 2nd Thought" for talk about Atlanta's LGBTQ homeless youth.
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711Young Leaders Urge More Internships, Mentoring, Apprenticeships
A group of young adults, some of whom faced the challenges of being out of school and out of work, are pushing...
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A Great Recession, a Great Retreat – A Call for a Public College Quality Compact
The Center for American Progress presents troubling higher-education realities and calls for the creation of a new federal program along with fundamental...
