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For Girls, the Constant Variety of Sport Still Lacks a Level Playing Field

Forty years ago, the passage of a federal statute known as Title IX prohibited federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against people...

Gallup Survey Shows Shifting Views on Value of College Education

Nearly all Americans now think having a college education is important, according to a new Gallup survey, conducted on behalf of the Lumina...

Youth in Nation’s Capital Struggle to Succeed

In the District of Columbia, nearly 30 percent of children live in poverty, less than half of eighth-graders can read proficiently, and...

New Study Explores Dangers of Energy Drinks for Teenagers

A new report in the journal Pediatrics in Review examines the potential hazards of energy drink consumption for young people, especially when mixed...

Growing up to be Stickup Kids

NEW YORK –By the early 1990s, the crack era that devoured New York City in the 1980s was on the decline and...

One-in-Five High School Girls Binge Drink, CDC Says

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report says approximately 20 percent of the nation’s high school girls engage in...

Kids may Soon Find Healthier Snacks in School Vending Machines

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to release a set of long-delayed guidelines governing the kinds of food the...

Study: One-Fifth of US Young People Have Diagnosable Mental Disorders

Nearly one in five U.S. kids have at least one diagnosable mental disorder, according to a recently published Child Trends report, with...

Defining Youth Outcomes for STEM Learning in Afterschool

The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning

Advocates Cheer Listenbee as New Federal Head of Juvenile Justice

Juvenile justice advocates hailed the Obama administration’s announcement Friday that Philadelphia defense attorney Robert Listenbee Jr., a long-time champion of limiting the detention and...

A Sad Truth: In Chicago, The Murder of Hadiya Pendleton, While Tragic and High-Profile, Is Commonplace »

Written by Susan Du and Eric Ferkenhoff Originally appeared in The Chicago Bureau CHICAGO- Violence stalks Chicago’s streets, but when faced with...

Immigration Reform Offers Scant Hope to Wisconsin Mom

Before Jennifer Martinez leaves for one of her two jobs every day, she has to spend several minutes reassuring her four young...

Long-Time Reformer to Head Federal Juvenile Justice Office: Report

Robert Listenbee Jr., a long-time champion of reforms in the juvenile justice system, including limiting the detention and incarceration of juveniles, is likely...

Analysis: Torn Between its Friends, Scouting Rethinks its Ban on Gays

When it comes to banning homosexuals from Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America has lately found itself torn between its best friends....

Study: Music Choice a Predictor of Future Delinquency

Musical tastes of children in early adolescence may be a predictor of delinquency behaviors when the juveniles become older teenagers, according to...

Afterschool Programs Generate Interest in Science, Math Classes, Study Says

Kids involved in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) afterschool programs were more likely to develop greater interest in those subjects in...

At Conference, Community, Identity Needs Still Top Priorities for Nation’s LGBT Young People

ATLANTA — Attendees at the 2013 Creating Change Conference, the 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality, were met by a message from...

“Undocuqueers” Fighting for Inclusion and Reform

CHICAGO — Jesús Barrios was half joking when he offered to marry his lesbian friend. She was lamenting her mother’s constant pestering...

Much Controversy, Suspicion, Confusion on School Consolidation Plans

After much debate and rumor, the Chicago Public Schools has moved to keep many threatened high schools and high performance schools at all...