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School Choice Today: Voucher Laws Across the States
The Center for Education Reform scores and ranks the charter school and voucher systems of the fourteen U.S. states in which they...
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Intentions to Smoke Cigarettes Among Never-Smoking U.S. Middle and High School Electronic Cigarette Users, National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2011-2013
A research study by researchers from the CDC, Georgia State University, and the FDA shows that growing numbers of youth who have...
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The Policing of Black Communities and Young People of Color
Black Youth Project compiles data from several national polls demonstrating the overwhelmingly negative views black communities have about the police and legal...
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939Hollywood Leaders to Mentor Los Angeles Public School Students
LOS ANGELES — This fall, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students will have the opportunity to meet and work alongside actors,...
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2.6KFamily Separation a Big Issue for Kids Migrating from Central America
As the school year gets under way, migrant kids who speak little English and who have endured epic journeys to the United...
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1.1KAt Higher Achievement, Staff as Well as Students Get Writing Lessons
Academic rigor is the name of the game at Higher Achievement, an after-school and summer program based in Washington, D.C., and serving...
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2.3KCollege Football Hall of Fame Opens in Atlanta
“There’s no substitute for hard work. It is the price of success.” — Earl “Red” Blaik, Army football coach.
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1.6KAid 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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611Getting 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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1.1KIn 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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654New 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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940Fifty 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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846Researcher, 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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1.4KOST 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...
