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1.8KYoung 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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2.3KYoung 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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1.8KThe 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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2.6K4-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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3.2KTeens 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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1.5KIn 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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3.1KNonprofit 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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799Anti-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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2.2KFear 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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1.8KYouth 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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1.1KBootcamp: 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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3.2KSTEM 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...
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2.5KThe Power of Civic Engagement
Romi Hemphill was in the sixth grade when she got her first taste civic leadership through the Wyman Center’s Teen Outreach Program.
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8.4KMedia Literacy: Help Youth Think Critically in Age of ‘Fake News’
Media literacy is “more than urgent” says Erin McNeill, founder and president of the three-year-old nonprofit, Media Literacy Now, “in the current...
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Beyond Bars: Keeping Young People Safe At Home and Out of Youth Prisons
The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) makes the case for establishing a comprehensive community-based continuum of care for youth involved in the...
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2.0KBookstore’s Closing Leaves Bronx Residents Disrupted and Nostalgic
At the end of the year, Barnes & Noble in the Bronx will close, leaving a borough of more than 1.4 million...
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8.8KPreventing Gang Violence By Offering a Community
Two years ago, 18-year-old Josue left Guatemala, a country with one of the highest crime rates in Central America, and set out...
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“Like Walking Through a Hailstorm” – Discrimination against LGBT Youth in US Schools
This new report from Human Rights Watch uses data and information gained from interviews with over 500 students, teachers, administrators, parents, service...
