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3.5KStephanie Gendell, Leading NY Youth Advocate, Joins NYC’s Admin. for Children Services
Stephanie Gendell has joined New York City’s Administration for Children Services (ACS) as a leader of an affairs team overseen by ACS...
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2.8KThe Color of Youth Transferred to the Adult Criminal Justice System: Policy and Practice Recommendations
This report published by CFYJ shows how, despite reforms, black youth disproportionately end up in the adult justice system and what can...
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2.9KYoung Parents Need Job Training, Child Care to Escape Poverty: Casey Report
With limited access to education and lucrative employment, young parents and their children suffer disproportionately high poverty rates, yet they are often...
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2.4KCathy Tisdale, President and CEO of Camp Fire, is Retiring After 40-Year Career
Cathy Tisdale, president and CEO of the national co-ed and inclusive youth development organization, Camp Fire, has announced her retirement after a...
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2.6KChess Teaches Girls Focused Thinking, Chess Girls DC Founder Says
Robin Ramson was a chess player in high school, and she introduced the game to her daughter, Sarah, when she was 4.
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9.6KHomeboy Industries Helps Los Angeles Youth Exit Gang Life With Jobs, Therapy
Garry Powers stands on Alameda Street near the North Vignes Street overpass, across from a smoke shop and a Vietnamese restaurant. He’s...
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2.5K2015 Survey Results: Students’ Computer Access and Use
Author(s): National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Published: Sept. 17, 2018 Report Intro/Brief: “What is the extent of computer access for students...
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2.2KMichelle K. Massie Named Director of Opportunity Nation
The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) recently named Michelle K. Massie as director of Opportunity Nation and Strategic Initiatives. Massie officially begins...
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3.8KFocusing on Grit ‘Distraction’ From Systemic Problems, Says OST Expert Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman’s new book, “It’s Not About Grit: Trauma, Inequity and the Power of Transformative Teaching,” challenges the focus on grit as...
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10.7KWhat’s Hindering Most Youth in Foster Care From Studying After High School?
Early on, many youth in foster care develop a certain resourcefulness that allows them to navigate thorny situations and push through layers...
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1.6KFive Steps to a Stronger Child Welfare Workforce
The Annie E. Casey Foundation outlines an effective process to improve the quality and effectiveness of the child welfare workforce that can...
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3.2KCeline Coggins is the New Executive Director of Grantmakers for Education
Celine Coggins, founder of Teach Plus, is the new executive director of Grantmakers for Education. She assumes the responsibilities of her new...
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2.3KUndocumented Students Facing Barriers to College Get Stuck in Low-wage Jobs, Report Says
When Mamadou Diakite was a sophomore at a small Georgia public college, he lost his scholarship. Officials from the national science organization...
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2.0KScholarships, Financial Aid Available for Undocumented Students in Some States
Can undocumented students go to college? Yes. No federal law prohibits the admission of undocumented students to U.S. colleges. But misinformation is...
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1.8KBalancing Work and Learning: Implications for Low-Income Students
The Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University looks at the unique challenges low-income students face as they work through...
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2.1KLauren Snelling Appointed Senior Director of Alumni Programs at the National YoungArts Foundation
The National YoungArts Foundation recently appointed Lauren Snelling as senior director for alumni programming. Snelling will work with the president and CEO,...
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3.0KReplace OST ‘Exclusionary Discipline’ With Better Practices, Report Urges
When school started in Tulsa, Okla., on Aug. 22, something new happened at five elementary schools. The schools and their YMCA after-school...
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1.8KThe Price of Justice: The High Cost of “Free” Counsel for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
This report from the Juvenile Law Center shows how numerous states across the nation permit or even require the cost of court-appointed...
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2.9KSandra Gasca-Gonzalez is New VP of the Center for Systems Innovation at the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez has been appointed vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s (AECF) Center for Systems Innovation.
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2.2K‘Radically Interactive’ STEM Course Teaches the After-school Teachers
After-school programs are increasingly expected to teach science, technology, engineering and math, but staff often have little training. How do after-school staff...
