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4.0KMeet the ‘Monsters:’ Documentary Looks at California Juvenile Debate
One’s kicking himself over an unrequited lifelong crush. One dreams of being a Navy SEAL. Another leads you on a mocking tour...
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4.2KUrban Gardening Connects Youth with Health, History, Humanity
You could call it a story of two gardens. The Learning Garden was established in 2002, planted and maintained by a mix...
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Newsmakers | January-February 2017
Patrick H. Gaspard - Ellen Braune - Dr. Deborah Antoine - Michael Buchman - Yatin Patel - James E. Starr
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2.0KLiving in Two Worlds: Transborder Youth Cross Daily to Seek Educational Opportunity
Eighteen-year-old Vanessa Flores still remembers stumbling over her words on her second day at San Diego City College (SDCC) last fall when...
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2.5KBoard, Fantasy Games Lure Kids from Screens to Psychologist’s Brooklyn Store
At the Brooklyn Strategist game store, kids get a play space away from computer and phone screens.
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2.0KFostering Change
Chelsea Bramblett didn’t know what to expect the first time she showed up at the statehouse in Tallahassee...
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1.6KFamilies of Inmates: A Photographer’s Focus at Rikers Island
Every day an estimated 1,500 family members and friends of those incarcerated on New York’s Rikers Island visit their loved ones. For...
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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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2.5K4-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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2.8KTeens 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...
