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Under President Romney, Number of Uninsured Would Balloon

The outcome of the presidential election will dramatically impact the ability of children and low-income families to access affordable health care over...

Exposure of African American Youth to Alcohol Advertising, 2008-2009

Department of Education Awards $290 Million to Reward Successful Teachers

Thursday, the United States Department of Education handed out 35 grants — a sum totaling $290 million — as part of the...

Plugging in Disconnected Youth

Months after a White House study committee published a list of recommendations, a big tent of advocates and scholars are starting to...

U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit Affirmative Action

In 2008, a high school senior named Abigail Noel Fisher applied for undergraduate admission to the University of Texas at Austin, which...

California First to Ban Controversial ‘Gay Cure’ Therapy for Young People

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law last month the first statewide ban on therapies that claim to “cure” homosexual teens. The...

Reducing STD Rates Among Black Young People May Hinge On Improved Communication Between Teens And Adults

A new report conducted by researchers at the University of Oregon suggests that the key to reducing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among...

Queer Youth Fund Announces Half A Million in Grants to Organizations Serving LGBT Youth

Tuesday, the Liberty Hill Foundation announced $500,000 in grants would be given to five community-based organizations serving LGBTQ youth. The multi-year grants...

New Report Urges Schools To Make Leap to “Digital” Textbooks By 2017

Monday, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released a new report detailing the influence of recent technologies — such as digital...

U.S. Department of Labor Holds Conference to Unveil New Child Labor Findings

“Globalization has now linked the fate of workers everywhere,” said Carol Pier, deputy undersecretary for International Affairs for the United States Department...

Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Out of Print: Reimagining the K-12 Textbook in a Digital Age

Boy Scouts of America Apologize for Sex Abuse

After more than 20 years of rejecting accusations that it mishandled the problem of sex abuse in its ranks, the Boy Scouts...

Report: Perceptions of Risk Affect Teen Substance Use

More teens now perceive using marijuana once or twice a week to be a lower risk to their health than smoking cigarettes...

Microsoft Launches New Initiative to Fight Global Youth Unemployment

Last week, Microsoft announced a new global initiative called YouthSpark, which seeks to improve conditions for more than 300 million young people...

Boston College Junior Named First U.S. Youth Rep to U.N.

There’s a fresh new face among the United States delegates gathered at the General Assembly of the United Nations this week. Twenty-year-old...

2011 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools

Social Network Provides Support for Foster Kids Aging Out of the System

Foster children have a new support system to turn to when they turn 18 (21 in some states) and age out of...

America’s High Schools More Supportive of LGBT Youth, But Majority of Gay Teens Still Feel Unsafe at School, Says New Report

Earlier this month, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) released its 2011 National School Climate Survey, finding for the first...

Scout Abuse Files Keep Making News

Be prepared to read a lot about sex abuse in the Boy Scouts over the next few months. The pending release of...