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831Building Bridges to Meet Kids’ Needs
The Bridge Teen Center offers after-school and summertime programs aimed at providing recreation and homework help for seventh- through 12th-graders. But many...
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Mentoring Program Wraps from Home to School and Back
The decade-old Incentive Mentoring Program (now known as Thread) in Baltimore currently serves 150 students, ages 14 to 25, with 800 volunteers,...
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Newsmakers | July-August 2014
Jonathan P. Raymond - Steven Maze Rothstein - Samuel Halperin - Ted Mitchell - John C. Lechleiter - Stacey Childress
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TV Watching and Computer Use in U.S. Youth Aged 12–15, 2012
A data brief by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics which reports national estimates on television watching and computer use among...
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Closing the Race Gap: Alleviating Young African American Unemployment Through Education
A policy brief by Young Invincibles which analyzes the factors behind marked racial disparities in the job market and illustrates how expanding...
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2.3KIncreased OST Connections Provide Continued Benefits
One morning in January, 80 teachers, principals and after-school staffers gathered in a large conference room at the Nashville Public Library to...
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Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity
A report by the Center for American Progress which examines the productivity and effectiveness of every major school district in the nation.
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740No 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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2.2KHow 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...
