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2.0KChildren of Color Face Higher Barriers to Success, New Casey Report Says
The children of immigrants make up less than one-fourth of the nation’s youth population yet account for 30 percent of children living...
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2.2KYouth in North Carolina Work to ‘Flip’ Abandoned Prison, the Scripts of Their Lives
A half-acre of pumpkins fatten under the sun in Wagram, North Carolina, in a field next to an empty prison. Nearby are...
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2.4KProfiles of Youth Service Workers: Oneeka Benjamin
Oneeka Benjamin is the K-5 site supervisor for the SCO Family of Services/Family Dynamics after-school program at P.S./I.S. 41 in Brooklyn, New...
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3.7KCalifornia Dreamers, Advocacy Groups Working Together in Hopes of Preserving DACA
Imagine working hard to achieve your dream of attending the University of California at Los Angeles, only to find after getting in...
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1.6KDr. Angela Haydel DeBarger, Ph.D. is a New Education Program Officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has recently announced the hiring of Dr. Angela Haydel DeBarger, Ph.D. to the position of program...
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Raising the Bar: State Trends in Keeping Youth Out of Adult Courts
The Campaign for Youth Justice published this latest update and summary of the progress made by states in reforming their state justice...
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3.2KFrom Detention to Graduation: Examining Role of Education in U.S. Juvenile Justice System
At 7 a.m., teenagers are scurrying to dress and head to class. There are no parents or older siblings nearby to push...
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Latino Education and Economic Progress: Running Faster but Still Behind
Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce recently released this new report highlighting how a lack of higher education degree attainment...
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6.4K4-H Disputes Article’s Claims That It Is/Was Racist, Sexist, Bound to Corporate Interests
A small pale boy with a crewcut scowls as he holds his goat at a county fair. A young girl in green...
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2.9KLittle Free Library Has New Best Friend — Girl Scouts
Eight years ago, wooden boxes on posts began popping up in neighborhoods across the country. They contained books that were free for...
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2.1KExploring How an Idea Developed in Business Applies to Youth Development
Among trendy ideas in education and youth development — right up there alongside “growth mindset” and “grit” — is something called “design...
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2.2KTim McChristian has Been Named the Executive Director of Madison Square Boys & Girls Club
The Board of Trustees of Madison Square Boys & Girls Club has recently announced the appointment of Tim McChristian as its next...
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2.0KPoetry Helps Young Angeleno Cope With Deportation of Family Member
Eleven-year-old Violeta Esquivel feels uncomfortable in President Donald Trump's America, especially after he announced the phasing out of the DACA (Deferred Action...
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1.1KJeffrey Vanderploeg, Ph.D. is the Newly-Appointed President and CEO of the Child Health and Development Institute
Effective Oct. 1, 2017, Jeffrey Vanderploeg, Ph.D. is the president and CEO of the Connecticut-based Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI). He...
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2.7KNearly 5 Million Latino Kids Risk Seeing Parents Deported, Report Says
Nearly 5 million Latino children run the risk of seeing their parents deported, a new study says.
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1.6KThe Journey Helps Youth Workers ‘Show Up Whole’
Ryan Sims was a recent college graduate when he started work two years ago at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Indianapolis.
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4.2KU.S. Child Maltreatment Statistics Show Slight Decline From Year to Year
Nearly 700,000 American kids were found to be victims of abuse or neglect in fiscal 2015, and the public ought to...
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Early Childhood Educators’ Self-Efficacy in Science, Math, and Literacy Instruction and Science Practice in the Classroom
Researchers from Michigan State University wrote this report using analysis and observations of 67 Head-Start classrooms which details how effective early childhood...
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2.1KResources Available for Teen Science Cafés, Which Let Kids Get Hands-on
When a group of high school students got together on a recent Tuesday evening, they ate chocolate, taste-tested different...
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1.5KMac Howison is the New Program Officer for Creative Learning at the Heinz Endowments
Mac Howison has recently been announced as the new program officer for Creative Learning at the Heinz Endowments. He begins work in...
