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Teen Child Bearing in Rural America

Substance Use among 12th Grade Aged Youths by Dropout Status

Pregnancy More Likely for Rural Teens, Report Finds

According to a report from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, teen birth rates in rural regions of the...

Georgia’s First Lady, State DJJ Commissioner Attend Opening of New Youth Today/JJIE Office

On Wednesday, the Center for Sustainable Journalism, which publishes the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and Youth Today, celebrated the opening of its...

After-School Cuts to the Quick

NEW YORK — Last year, the after-school program at P.S. 102 in Elmhurst, Queens shut down due to funding cuts. Without the...

Explainer: The Hard Numbers Around After-school Programs

Despite all the political rhetoric about the importance of a good education, you don’t have to look far to find evidence of...

Don’t Want Your Kids to do Drugs? Better not Tell Them About Your Own Drug Use

Talking candidly about your own drug use may not inspire your kids to stay away from drugs, according to a new study...

Georgia to Begin Early Child Care Program Assessments: Department Commissioner

Calling children aged 5 and younger the state’s youth population most in need of stability at an Emory University School of Law...

Older Teens Need Flexible, Creative Programs After School

BALTIMORE – Whether taking care of siblings, working a job or just hanging out with friends, older teenagers have a lot of...

Teen Dropouts Likelier to Smoke, Drink and Do Drugs, Says SAMHSA

A new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) report finds that 16- and 18- year-old teenagers who drop out of...

Mississippi Draws Fire for Requiring Finger Scans of Parents on Federal Aid

Last month, a Mississippi parent filed a class action lawsuit against the state Department of Human Services, contesting that requiring biometric finger...

Georgia Advocates Highlight Importance of Early Education on Youth Development

“Children haven’t changed; but childhood has,” Bobby Cagle, commissioner of Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) said Friday at an...

Better Data, Public Relations and Collaboration Key to After-School Program Success

BALTIMORE – Kyle was shy and soft-spoken, a gentle boy who would express immediate regret if he acted out in front of...

Book Review: ‘Vicious: True Stories by Teens about Bullying’

This anthology of 21 true stories by teens in Youth Communication’s highly regarded New York City writing program boasts a stylish new...

NAACP Files Complaint Against Texas School District for Disproportionately Citing Black Students

The Brazos County, Texas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and non-profit Texas Appleseed filed a...

DC Reforms Offer Some Kids New Beginning

New center models holistic, age-appropriate, therapeutic approaches LAUREL, Md. — A few years ago, facilities manager Carl Matthews rounded a corner inside...

New Report Proposes Financial Aid Reform to Benefit Low-Income Students

A new report released by the Center for Law and Social Policy’s (CLASP) Center on Postsecondary and Economic Success (C-PES) argues that...

UPDATED: National After-School Conference Kicks Off in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — Nearly 400 people, including mayors, city officials, educators and nonprofit workers, are in Baltimore for two days this week to...

Heading off Abusive Relationships

When I was a young adult, I was in an abusive relationship. I didn’t realize it then, of course. I was swept...

Accreditation Threat May Trigger Upheaval in Major GA School District

The threat of losing accreditation has jolted one of the nation’s largest school systems, as school board members in DeKalb County, Ga.,...