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2.0KWhen Student Loans Linger: Characteristics of Borrowers Who Hold Student Loans over Multiple Decades
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses student loan borrowers who hold the debt for multiple decades into adulthood, affecting their...
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2.9KProvider In Las Cruces, NM, Left Stretched Thin After 2013 Ruling
Jolene Martinez of Las Cruces couldn’t be more thrilled to be an adoptive parent to a second foster child, who she adopted...
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5.2KNew Mexicans See Foster Care Challenges, But Are Encouraged by Changes
Jordan, a teenaged foster youth, has lost count of all the places she’s lived in the state, including the streets of New...
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4.3KLack of Affordable Housing, Enough Foster Families Hurt Taos, NM, Area
It's November 2019, and the hysteria from the emergency meeting in 2013 is still palpable for Yasmin Haque. After then-New Mexico Gov....
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2.7KIn Santa Fe, NM, ‘We’re Not Going to Play the Blame Game’
Annie Rasquin believes in difficult conversations with her staff and volunteers, especially when the complex needs of a foster youth require immediate...
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2.7KCarlsbad, NM, Oil Windfall Makes It Harder to Keep Caseworkers
People in southeast New Mexico find it hard to live with the oil boom, but folks across the state can’t live without...
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1.9KMinneapolis Youth Gather Data, Address Community Issues Affecting Them
At a community meeting in Minneapolis in May, students from Juxtaposition Arts, a Minneapolis youth-oriented art center, showed a game they had...
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1.9KYoung People Play Vital Role in Funding Programs That Impact Them at Youthprise
Earlier this year, Irina Barrera began making plans to represent her organization, Youthprise, at a national conference on expanded learning. Youthprise is...
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6.3KRing the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America
The Congressional Black Caucus releases a troubling report quantifying and discussing the recent sharp rise in suicide rates among black youth, a...
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4.0KYear of Coverage On How Communities Target Gun Violence
The Center for Sustainable Journalism is covering how communities target gun violence through 2020. This video summarizes some of our coverage from...
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3.1KWhat After-school Field Needs to Know About Best Ways of Teaching Kids to Read
Nineteen years ago, a panel of experts spent two years assessing the major research on teaching kids to read. Once and for...
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1.8KTool Lets You Assess How Well Your OST Program Supports Reading
Is your out-of-school time program in a good position to offer reading support to young kids? How can you ensure that your...
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2.3KMoonshot Moment: Entire Florida Community Addresses Problem of Kids’ Reading Skill
More than a decade ago, Barbara Hammond and Liz Woody Remington were desperate. The two mothers in Vero Beach, Fla., didn’t know...
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6.7KGuide Makes Measuring Data Easier For After-school Systems
Figuring out what to measure and how to measure it is the 21st century question. Technology allows for vast data gathering and...
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3.6KPositive Coaching Alliance Aims For Better Attitudes In Youth Sports
Ever heard parents and coaches bellowing at officials at Little League Baseball games? Or heard coaches belittling players at youth soccer games?...
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6.7KAfter-school Rugby Program in Philadelphia Helped Kids, Inspired Movie
When Larry Conlan began his teaching career in impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia, he witnessed high school students fighting, he heard about neighborhood...
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6.2KNew York Activists, Academics Urge End to Gang Database
Taylonn Murphy’s phone chimed steadily as he addressed reporters gathered in a boardroom Thursday. His friends were concerned. The previous night, Tessa...
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2.2KGlobal Kids to Rally Underserved New York City Communities to Take Part In Census
When the 2020 Census launches in March, a group of 75 to 100 New York City teenagers will kick into gear. They’ll...
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1.8KTobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students
The CDC uses the latest results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey to provide an overview of the current rates of tobacco...
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4.3KIs Four-day School Week Education Mistake Or Big Opportunity For Expanded Learning?
A surprising number of school districts across the nation have moved to a four-day school week. The trend, which gained ground during...
