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2.1KDisregarding the Best Interest of the Child: License to Discriminate In Child Welfare Services
This brief from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation discusses the troubling state legislative push over the past several years to allow taxpayer-funded...
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1.8K‘The Students Are More Challenging, Stemming from Trauma’
Marisela Montoya is the director of education for Foundation Communities, a nonprofit affordable housing organization in Austin, Texas.
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4.0KMiddle-school Girls Learn to Lead Via Improv After-school Program
Actress Riti Sachdeva stands before a group of 11- and 12-year-old girls and whips out a direction.
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3.7KHenrietta Fore is the New Executive Director of UNICEF
Henriette Fore is the new executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). A true veteran in leadership of both the...
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1.8KThis Youth Worker in DACA Fears for His Future As He Helps Students in Similar Situation
As an undocumented student, David Blancas had to push hard to shape his future. He couldn’t drive without fear of being stopped....
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1.6KDan Porterfield, Ph.D. will be the Next President and CEO of the Aspen Institute
After a nine-month search process, the Aspen Institute has chosen Dan Porterfield, Ph.D. to be its next president and CEO. On June...
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1.8KTeens Feel the Magic of Intergenerational Service Learning Trips, Leader Says
“I tried my very first beignets this morning and fell in love,” wrote Fredericka Tucker, 18, after a visit to Cafe du...
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2.1KBoys & Girls Clubs’ Website for Kids Seeks to Bridge Digital Divide
When Facebook rolled out a messaging application for elementary school kids last fall it made big news. The Boys & Girls Clubs...
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1.6KRestorative Justice for High School Artist Who Felt Betrayed and Lashed Out
Humans of Restorative Justice stories highlight the individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are written and...
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2.4KKansas City Public Schools Selects Innovative Mentoring to Power their Ambitious “Success Mentors” Program Goals
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) has their sights set on enrolling 350-400 students across 12 schools in the first year of their newly...
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4.4KThe Economic Well-Being of Youth Transitioning From Foster Care
The Annie E. Casey Foundation describes the education and employment barriers many foster youth face when leaving foster care and makes recommendations...
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1.5K3 New Yorkers Talk About Life With DACA
George Kenefati, a sophomore at Macaulay Honors College in Manhattan, recently posted a social event on Facebook for his fellow students. It...
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2.9KTax Bill Would Indirectly Reduce Nonprofit Support, Slash Spending for Youth, Some Fear
Tax changes under way in Congress could impact youth services in harmful ways, some youth advocates say.
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1.8KSome Social and Emotional Learning Programs Can Be Funded Via ESSA, Report Says
Funding opportunities for social and emotional learning are available through the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — but how exactly? After-school...
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1.3KThe State of the World’s Children 2017: Children in a Digital World
This new report from UNICEF is its first comprehensive look at the ways in which the world's children interact with digital technology...
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2.0KMatthew Randazzo is the New President of the Dallas Foundation
The board of governors of Texas’ oldest community foundation, the Dallas Foundation, unanimously selected Matthew Randazzo as its next president. He succeeds...
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1.7KGirls Led to Science, Coding by Retired Educator Who Saw the Need for High-tech Options
At Camp Invention in Norwalk, Connecticut, elementary school girls string beads marked with 0s and 1s. They’re getting an introduction to the...
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2.0KMindfulness, SEL: ‘Something Uniquely Human About That Ability to Connect and to Care’
Rick Alleva is a field specialist at the University of New Hampshire and co-author of a curriculum called “Courage to Care,” which...
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1.8KA Punishing Decade for School Funding
This new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities discusses the sharp decline in state-level public investment in K-12 schools...
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1.4KThe Future of Undergraduate Education: The Future of America
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences' Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education produced this report which takes a comprehensive look...
