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1.3KPolice and Black Teens: ‘If I Get Pulled Over Today …’
At the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Michael Gandy, now 28, draws from personal experience as a young black teen.
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1.1KProposed Career and Technical Education Bill Would Broaden OST Programs’ Role
Out-of-school-time programs could take on more of a role in career and technical education under legislation passed by the House on Tuesday.
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1.8KTeenagers Say Food Assistance Programs Could Do More to Reach Them
In a new report — the first of its kind to examine how teenagers in particular experience food insecurity — teens reveal...
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2.1KService Programs Try to Launch Opportunity Youth into Careers, College
At Green City Force, transparency starts from day one for the young adults who are considering the environmental service program after hitting...
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth
This report from the International Labour Organization provides a comprehensive look at current employment statistics for youth worldwide and discusses the trends...
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1.6KLonger Summer Programs, Consistent Participation Needed for Learning Gap, New Report Advises
Students who regularly attended summer learning programs experienced lasting increases in mathematics and language arts abilities, as well as an increase in...
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3.6KAfterschool Alliance Report: Add After-school Programs to High-Poverty Areas to Close Achievement Gap
It may be no surprise to youth development professionals: Kids who need after-school programs are not often able to enroll in them....
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1.4KCongress May Be at Recess, but Advocates Still Hard at Work
When Congress adjourns for recess, youth welfare advocates often take a break during the summer. However, with the presidential election this fall,...
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3.5KCould You Survive One Month Living in Poverty? A Simulation for Youth Workers and Educators
At the National Youth-At-Risk Conference held in Savannah, Georgia, last spring, 82 youth workers and educators signed up to see if they...
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1.5KCourt Costs Can Push Kids Deeper Into Justice System, Report Says
Fines and fees imposed in juvenile court can drive youth deeper into the system and their families deeper into poverty, a new...
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1.5KIn Flooded Louisiana, Spaces for Play and Learning Help Children Cope
Youth service providers set up learning and self-expression spaces for children displaced and out of school after flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
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What Free Won’t Fix: Too Many Public Colleges are Dropout Factories
The centrist think tank, Third Way, released this report which demonstrates how high the dropout rates are in public higher education. The...
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2.1KA Call for Action in OST as Gay Teens Face Violence, Many Other Risks
About 8 percent of high school students are lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to the first nationwide survey asking teens about their...
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Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBTQ Youth
This new report from the Center for American Progress' Movement Advancement Project shows how LGBTQ youth are vastly over-represented in both the...
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2.2KDiscrimination Lands Many LGBT Youth in the Justice System, New Report Says
Stigma and discrimination, unsafe schools and discriminatory policing drive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth into the justice system where they...
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1.4KCDC Finds LGB Students at Greater Risk of Bullying, Sexual Violence
Collective action is needed to ensure the safety of lesbian, gay and bisexual students, who experience violence and other health risks at...
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1.4KAfter Dark Decade, Documentary Maker Sees Glimmer of Hope for Gun Control
If 20 murdered children in a small-town school could not change the debate, what would? “91%: A Film About Guns In America”...
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High Hopes and Harsh Realities: The Real Challenges to Building a Diverse Teacher Workforce
The Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution recently wrote and released this report detailing the current and stark lack...
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2.4KTech Training Program Reaches Out to ‘Opportunity Youth’
What if young adults without jobs could get free training in a tech career? What if they were provided with mentors and...
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Health Risks Among Sexual Minority Youth
This new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses the first nationally representative study of U.S. lesbian, gay and...
