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2.5KQ&A: Washington State Needs to Invest in Resources to Help Youth Before They Become Homeless
End youth homelessness. Achieve zero youth detention. Stop jailing runaways. Ensure kids don’t leave detention to end up homeless.
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3.0KBeyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies & Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color w/ Disabilities
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...
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3.1KUpward Bound Gives High Schoolers Boost With Summer Program of Drones
Kayla Linard stood high in the balcony of the Kennesaw State University gymnasium in Marietta, Ga., holding a white remote control device.
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5.4KAdewale Adeyemo to Lead the Obama Foundation as its First President
The Obama Foundation recently announced Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo as its first president.
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2.4KGlobal Kids Summer Program Opens Students’ Eyes to Foreign Affairs
What if you were a member of the National Security Council and learned that a foreign country could be building nuclear weapons...
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4.0KYouth in Foster Care Navigate Challenges As They Look Toward College
Julia, 16, a high school senior in Alpharetta, Ga., knows where she wants to go to college: It’s Georgia State University in...
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2.4KHomeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
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10.8KCrime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics uses data gathered from the latest School Survey on Crime and Safety to present an overview...
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2.7KAtlanta Prosecutor Who Was Attacked Now Helps Other Domestic Violence Survivors
Assistant District Attorney April Ross knows the statistics on gun violence and domestic violence in Georgia. She's also experienced it first hand....
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1.6KCharter School Effects on School Segregation
The Urban Institute takes a comprehensive look at the effect of the growth of charter schools on racial segregation in school systems....
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4.6KCampus Coaches Make Crucial Difference to Foster Youth in College
Liz Burns, 22, was in the middle of a crazy-busy time at college. But, for some reason, she couldn’t stop thinking about...
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8.1KHomelessness Still High Among Foster Youth Adopted, Reunited With Families, Report Finds
A surprising link between youth homelessness and foster care emerged today from a research project at the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall....
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1.6KLeaving No One Behind: All Children Immunized and Healthy
UNICEF recently released this report highlighting the tremendous progress of worldwide vaccination coverage efforts over the past three decades. However, now this...
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2.8KBrooklyn Students, NYPD Work Together on Their Neighborhoods
Dana Rachlin and other activists around juvenile justice have been waiting a long time for the city to limit police involvement in...
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3.2KSuzanne McCormick to Be New U.S. President of United Way Worldwide
Suzanne McCormick will be the new U.S. president of United Way Worldwide after ten years leading United Way's Portland and Tampa Offices....
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1.9KA Quality Education for Every Child: A New Agenda for Education Policy
The Center for American Progress lays out a comprehensive plan as a guide for the next administration to improve the quality and...
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3.7KGroup Seeks to End ICE Collaborations With Local Law Enforcement
Sitting cross-legged on the pavement, his right arm locked into a bright blue painted tire weighed down by cement and blocking the...
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2.3KNew York Theater Stages ‘Antigone in Ferguson’
The Greek play “Antigone” tells the story of a defiant woman sentenced to death by a king who refuses to practice mercy....
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3.7KWallace Report: Cities Provide Lessons on Data Management in After-school Systems
Eight U.S. cities worked to develop and manage data in their citywide after-school systems over four years. A look back at their...
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1.4KArt, Writing Shows What Young People Want From Police
A police officer kneels down face to face with a child. “I’m sorry I stole,” the child cries. “It’s OK. Just don’t...
