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Trump Presidency Could Reshape Policies for Children and Youth
Child advocate expects to spend time playing defense under a new Donald Trump administration, trying to block policy changes and budget cuts...
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770High School Kids Learn to Teach Younger Ones in Multipurpose 21st Century Program
An annual weeklong program at Auburn University benefits three groups: the high school students who attend, the young kids they work with...
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1.7KA Close Look at Quality: How to Make Your Program Better with Quality Standards
What if a tool existed to make your after-school or summer youth program better? Would you get it and read the instructions?
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2.4KMan Still Fighting 40-year Sentence for Nonlethal Crime He Committed As 14-year-old
What was about to happen on Feb. 4, 1999, would drastically accelerate the trajectory of Christopher Thomas’ life, which had been spiraling...
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1.7KProgramming, Connections Help California Youth Deal With Demons of Reentry
Near a wooden “Death Row” signpost towering in an orange-lit fog, 25 young people huddled together, smiling and laughing.
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Trends in College Pricing
The College Board takes a comprehensive look at the current trends in the price of higher education across the country, showing wide...
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1.2KCreative Expression Aids Court-Involved Kids and Struggling Immigrant Youth
Last year, an 18-year-old boy stood in the studio at ArtForceIowa in Des Moines, having covered three large canvases with broad brushstrokes...
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1.1KAs California Concert Tour Ends, Local Work on SchoolsNotPrisons Continues
SchoolsNotPrisons, an 11-stop music and arts tour focused on both increasing spending for education and breaking the school-to-prison pipeline in California, wraps...
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2.2KFoster Youth Bring Their Priorities to Capitol Hill
Foster youth sometimes get the chance to respond to lawmakers’ child welfare agendas. Based on a survey of more than 500 current...
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The Future of Youth Justice: A Community-Based Alternative to the Youth Prison Model
This new report from the National Institute of Justice and the Harvard Kennedy School summarizes the ways in which the nation's current...
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1.8KNext Administration Needs to Close Youth Prisons, Experts Say
The next presidential administration should build on the momentum researchers, advocates and policymakers have created to close youth prisons, experts say.
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1.1KPublic Health, Medical Groups Release Kids’ Health Recommendations Ahead of Elections
In the leadup to the election, public health and medical professionals are urging the next administration to invest in improving the health...
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1.3KAdvocates Working to End Harsh School Discipline That Leads to Dropping Out, Jail
Activists concerned about disciplinary policies that force students out of school and into the justice system will gather in cities across the...
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1.4KFocus on Graduation Pays Off, but Strong Efforts Still Needed, Nonprofit Leaders Say
As executive director of Truancy Intervention Project in Atlanta, Jessica Pennington has seen a lot...
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1.5KFestival Highlights Value of After-school Program in Baldwin County
As after-school programs across the nation hold events this week to highlight their impact, students in...
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1.5KOut-of-school Programs Address Lack of Art Education in Greece
Just as many U.S. public schools are criticized for their lack of music, art and physical education, economic problems in Greece have...
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The New America Care Report
New America asseses the current state of the cost, quality, and access to quality child care available in all 50 states. This...
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Remedial Education – The Cost of Catching Up
This report from the Center for American Progress examines the current state of remedial education in universities around the country. Remedial education...
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1.5KFocus on Poverty
It’s been 50 years since the idealism of Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administration’s War on Poverty placed economic injustice...
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1.1KBuilding Relationships Key to Youth Success, Say Conference Panelists
America’s Promise released research that showed a young person’s proximity to adults in a community can increase the likelihood they graduate from...
