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What Impact Will a New Department of Education Secretary Have on Out-of-School Time?
After-school programs aimed at helping children from low-income families have survived changes at the White House, in Congress and even some attempts...
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2.1KYoung People Protest Trump’s Immigration Order
Carley Moore, author and clinical professor of liberal studies at NYU, is not surprised that young people are taking the lead. “There’s...
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1.9KWhen the Stakes Are High, Undocumented Youth Organize
Maria Carrillo-Garcia found herself in tears on the night of Nov. 8, 2016. “This election was really hard,” she said. “I just...
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Expenditures on Children by Families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion uses a variety of official data sources to accurately estimate...
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3.4KCops and Black Kids: Does Police Mentoring Defuse the Tension?
New mentoring programs connecting law enforcement and young black men are receiving praise, while critics question the use of mentoring to address...
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1.3KWisconsin Juvenile Facilities Sued by Juvenile Law Center, State ACLU Over Solitary Confinement
Meranda Davis knows her daughter hasn’t always been an angel. Auto theft, assaults, wild tantrums in court left a judge little choice...
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1.7KYoung Women Make Voices Heard in the Streets of D.C.
A sea of pink “pussycat hats,” many home-knitted, surged down the streets of Washington, District of Columbia, on the heads of women...
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2.2KYoung People at Inauguration Witness ‘Peaceful Transfer of Power,’ Voice Grave Disagreement and Protest
As Donald Trump laid his hand on the Bible and spoke the oath that began his presidency, 100 young people from Georgia...
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1.6KThe Meaning of Peace: Youth Rally Against Violence
Students and Peace Team members from several Perspectives Charter School campuses in Chicago attended the World Peace Day rally in Daley Plaza...
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2.4K4-H STEM Program Reaches Somali Kids
After school in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, middle-school kids build small bridges with paper, construct a battery-powered LED light and map...
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Quality Counts 2017: Under Construction – Building on ESSA’s K-12 Foundation
The latest edition of Education Week's annual "Quality Counts" report focuses on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) across...
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2.6KTeens Push to Lower the Voting Age
Should 16- and 17-year-olds be able to vote? That was a question San Francisco and Berkeley, California, residents considered as part of...
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1.4KIn the Nation’s Capital, Youth Heed King’s Call to Serve
To say that the National Day of Service is observed every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the nation’s capital...
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2.9KNonprofit Art School Helps Youth Thrive in Skid Row, Los Angeles
Nestled among nondescript warehouses and infamous streets, Inner-City Arts in Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row is an oasis for artistic growth and...
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730Anti-gun Programs Plug Away to Try to Make the Bronx Safer
Esther Henry can’t forget that horrible night in 2012. Something had happened downstairs in the hallway of her Bronx apartment building —...
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2.1KFear of Deportation, Hate Crimes Reportedly Threaten Mental Health of Young Californians
In the months leading up to the presidential election, Guillermo and his friends at Oakland International High School had a running joke.
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1.1KAmerican Federation of Teachers Head Criticizes DeVos, Calls for Commitment to Public Schools
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten opposed the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education, calling for a renewed...
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1.6KYouth Advocates Share Hopes for First 100 Days of New Administration
Candidate Donald Trump offered little insight into his prospective policies surrounding youth and families, and President-Elect Trump has not provided any...
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1.0KBootcamp: A Partnership Model for Service and Learning
In its final report, the White House Council for Community Solutions cites a statistic worth noting: 6.7 million young adults (aged 16...
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3.0KSTEM Gets Delightfully Sticky at La Brea Tar Pits
Asphalt oozes up between blades of grass in Hancock Park in downtown Los Angeles. A visit to the 23-acre park and La...
