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1.5KAid Scarce for Immigrant Children in South Texas
MISSION, Texas — Nearly 63,000 unaccompanied children — mostly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador — crossed into the United States between...
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592Getting Kids into College Is One Thing. Getting Them through Is Another
When Pamela Bolton enrolled her daughter in New Orleans College Prep, convenience, not college, was on her mind.
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Expenditures on Children by Families 2013
The latest iteration of the USDA's annual report estimating the expenditures on children by American families. It shows, among many other things,...
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1.0KIn Detroit, Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Drop for Many a Low-Income Kid
This summer in Detroit, the basic resource of water for drinking and bathing can no longer be taken for granted.
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How America Pays for College 2014
An annual national study prepared by Sallie Mae and Ipsos which quantifies and discusses the ways in which families across the U.S....
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Changing the Culture of Youth Sports
Safe Kids Worldwide takes a look at the wide-ranging and often inconsistent safety practices in youth sports across the nation.
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643New Directions in OST Funding?
Foundations that fund out-of-school-time (OST) programs have an increased interest in the relation between OST and school reform efforts, according to a...
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928Fifty Years Later, Revamped ‘Freedom Schools’ Still Help Struggling Students
McCOMB, Miss. — When Alana Johnson starts fifth grade at Higgins Middle School on Monday, she may have a leg-up on 10-year-olds...
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CDC Vital Signs – Progress on Children Eating More Fruit, Not Vegetables
The CDC analyzes healthy childhood eating trends from 2003 to 2010.
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1.2KAfter-School Finds Power and Vision at the Community Level
A report by Afterschool Alliance identifies New Mexico, California and Florida as three of the 10 best states for after-school programs.
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831Researcher, After-School Programs Honored
Deborah Lowe Vandell, founding dean of the School of Education at the University of California-Irvine, has been named National Afterschool Champion by...
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1.3KOST Advocates Descend on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — Surging demand for out-of-school programs far exceeds supply and advocates are asking lawmakers to boost the budget this fall. The...
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2.1KBoys & Girls Clubs Launches Unprecedented Campaign in Times Square
A countdown in Times Square to 3 p.m. — when the school day ends— is meant to highlight the important role of...
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Some College, No Degree: A National View of Students with Some College Enrollment, but No Completion
A report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and the Project on Academic Success at Indiana University which discusses the economic...
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1.9KFootball Practice of ‘Two-a-Days’ Phasing Out
The competitiveness of football — teams battling rivals, high school teenagers clawing for scholarships — has created a generation of ambitious players...
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1.1KGathering Data for Grants Gets Trickier
The current appetite for data is taking a bite out of some youth organizations. Nonprofits that serve youth are finding that funders...
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923Nearly $200M Pledged to Help Boys of Color
Eleven major foundations have pledged to spend a total of nearly $200 million for efforts to help boys and young men of...
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Common Core Goes to College: Building Better Connections Between High School and Higher Education
The New America Foundation analyzes the misalignment between higher education and K-12 education since the adoption of the Common Core Standards and...
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Perception of Weight Status in U.S. Children and Adolescents, Aged 8–15 Years
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which illustrates the way American youth misperceive their weight status.
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Missing the Point: The Real Impact of Native Mascots and Team Names on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
A research report by the Center for American Progress which analyzes and makes policy recommendations about the mental impact racially-derogatory Native American...
