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1.1KClosing the Gap: Youth Workers Helping Youth of Color
Struggling youth, especially those of color, face unique challenges in reaching their goals as they grow up, but according to the educator...
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1.6KGAO Says Education Dept. Should Up Its Oversight of Federal After-school Program
As after-school programs across the country fear loss of federal funds, a new report from the Government Accountability Office could muddy the...
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2.4KYoung People Suing Government, Oil Industry Over Climate Change Rally
Coreal Riday-White is an attorney working to hold the U.S. government and the oil industry responsible for climate change, a case that...
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1.7KSpending Disparities Foster Inequality Among Kids, New Reports Say
Just as President Donald Trump proposes yanking federal funds serving 1.6 million children after school, new reports show two ways inequality of...
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More Than a Place to Sleep: Understanding the Health and Well-Being of Homeless High School Students
This recent report from the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness uses data from the Centers for Disease Control's 2015 Youth Risk...
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Spending Blind – The Failure of Policy Planning in California Charter School Funding
In the Public Interest, an Oregon-based research and policy center, produced this report shining a spotlight on the rampant problem of California...
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1.4KOrganizations Undertake Appreciating Youth Work — and Making It Pay
Jobs in after-school programs aren’t known for their high pay, but this week, at least, employees may be paid extra in appreciation.
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Labor and Sex Trafficking Among Homeless Youth
The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research and the Loyola University Modern Slavery Research Project conducted interviews with a sample...
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1.8KStudents Are ‘Losers’ from DeVos Rollback of College Loan Protections
Educators, lawmakers and advocates said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to gut loan protections not only hurts student borrowers, but represents a...
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1.7KFunding Cut for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Could Maim After-school for Low-income Kids, Advocates Say
Each day after school, kids at Community Works in New Orleans can be found gardening, playing sports, programming software, making music and...
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1.6KYouth Today Reporter Wins Award for Social Justice Coverage
Karen Savage, a recent New York-based reporter for JJIE and Youth Today, has received The Sidney Hillman Foundation Award for Social Justice...
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4.2KTeen Girls’ Photos Raise Awareness of Health Disparities
“Where you live, where you go to school, the amenities in your community, all those things matter to community health.” Beatriz Solis,...
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1.9KAccess to Arts Is Linked to Greater Well-Being in Economically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Study Says
As spring slides toward summer, kids at the Sitar Arts Center in Washington, D.C, are beginning to audition for roles in the...
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Raise the Age: Shifting to a Safer and More Effective Juvenile Justice System
This new report from the Justice Policy Institute highlights the growing movement known as "Raise the Age" which seeks to convince state...
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1.2KNew York State Resolves To Raise the Age for Juvenile Court Proceedings
And then there was one. New York State legislators voted Sunday night to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18, capping...
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5.3KJuvie Talk: A Window Into the Lives of Kids in Trouble, a Resource for Educators
The website Juvie Talk is a compilation of verbatim stories of more than 100 young people in the juvenile justice system. The...
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1.3KMore Families Struggling to Feed Children Reach Out for Help in Queens
Three weeks after Thanksgiving, Rosana Borges sat at her dining room table and picked at the last piece of turkey in a...
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1.8KActivists Hopeful ‘Torture’ of NY Teens Ends With Passage of Raise the Age Legislation This Year
Alicia Barraza started her testimony with statistics. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds who serve time in New York’s adult facilities are twice as likely...
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Newsmakers | March-April 2017
George E. Ross - Scott Wise - Hanne Rasmussen - Amy B. Robinson - Annette Lanjouw - Jason McGill
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Barriers to Success: Moving Toward a Deeper Understanding of Adversity’s Effects on Adolescents
The Center for Promise at America's Promise Alliance outlines the effects of adverse life experiences on the development and mental health of...
