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728No Test for Autism? You Can Still Play a Role
If only there were a strep-like test for illnesses of the brain — disorders and maladies such as autism, anxiety disorders, depression...
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1.4KKeep Legal Protections for Kids Crossing Border, Rights Groups Say
As President Obama visits Texas this week, he is urging Congress to add immigration judges and detention facilities to speed up the...
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Youth Today and NHSA Announce New Partnership
KENNESAW, Ga. — More than 50 member organizations comprising the National Human Services Assembly’s National Collaboration for Youth will receive discounted subscriptions...
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2.1KHow to Coach a Young Soccer Prodigy
The youth soccer coach might ‘hear’ the prodigy before actually laying eyes on the player with special skills. “What do I do...
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Innocents Lost: A Year of Unintentional Child Gun Deaths
An analysis of publicly reported gun deaths by Everytown for Gun Safety which quantifies and reports the number of unintentional child gun...
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Opportunity Since 1970 – A Historical Report
A statistical study by Opportunity Nation and Measure of America which "uses publicly available data to provide a holistic picture of how...
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1.2KHimalayan After-School Program Involves Both Mothers and Children
Hayden Hall is a comprehensive program that offers a range of services to women and their children in Darjeeling.
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1.4KTwo-generation Approach Serves Both Kids and Parents
In the Dunbar Learning Complex, little kids from 6 months to 4 years attend a comprehensive child development center and then graduate...
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Safely Home – Using Community-Based Programs to Reduce Youth Incarceration
A report by Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) that highlights "bright spots," places around the country that have effectively used community-based programs to...
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2014 Teacher Prep Review
A review of the nation's teacher preparation programs by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).
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1.4KReport: Evidence Shows Community-based Programs Work Better than Incarceration
Keeping youth out of detention centers works, says a report released June 25 by Youth Advocate Programs (YAP). More than 8 out...
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1.3KFirst Lady: All Students Should Have Access to Summer Learning Programs
The Baltimore-based National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) says only about one-third of low-income youths participate in a summer learning program, and those...
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U.S. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, 2013
A survey report by the CDC of more than 13,000 U.S. high school students which is designed to monitor and quantify "a...
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1.5KDay Camp ‘Teachable Moment’ Aids Summer STEM Learning
The teachers in an Atlanta summer day camp couldn’t have created a better “teachable moment.”
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The Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment Among US Children, 2004 to 2011
A report which seeks to estimate the proportion of children in the U.S. who have had a report of maltreatment which has...
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1.4KBaltimore’s Newly Approved Youth Curfew among Strictest in Nation
Call it a tale of two curfews. Baltimore’s newly approved youth curfew is one of the strictest in the nation.
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1.1KLA Judge Challenges Legislature to Deal with ‘Ineffective Teachers’
L.A County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu cited Brown v. Board of Education while ruling that “all students are entitled to equal...
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Do Poor Kids Deserve Lower-Quality Education Than Rich Kids? Evaluating School Privatization Proposals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A report from the Economic Policy Institute which examines the recent efforts by certain political and economic entities to expand the use...
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Youth Behind Bars: Exploring the Impact of Prosecuting and Incarcerating Kids in Michigan’s Criminal Justice System
A report by the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency which details the effects of years of "tough on crime" policies in...
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1.0KYoung Soccer-Poets Avidly Follow World Cup
As the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks into action, kids in San Francisco will be watching the games on a big screen...
