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1.5KFocus 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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1.6KOut-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...
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2.3KHigh-Poverty School Districts Shortchanged by Title I
Amid complex funding formulas, billions of federal dollars go to middle-class or affluent school districts while students in some of the poorest...
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2.7KProposed Tax Credit Would Reward Employers Who Hire Former Foster Youth
A proposed federal tax credit aims to encourage employers to hire former foster youth as they transition out of the child welfare...
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2.2KKids in the Presidential Campaigns: How the Front-runners Stack Up on Children’s Issues
James Steyer, CEO and founder of Common Sense Media, sent a letter Wednesday to CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC News’ Martha Raddatz...
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1.5KState Mistake Cuts 21st Century Programs Off at the Knees in Mississippi
Across the nation, 21st Century after-school programs provide academic support and after-school enrichment to kids whose families are low income.
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2.4KFinancial Literacy: Helping Kids Know What to Do About Money
By his own description Ted Gonder drifted through life as a teenager, aimless and “mediocre.”
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1.4KCalifornia Legislature Orders Juvenile Justice Data Overhaul
Alex Sanchez knows the temptations of joining gangs for young Central American immigrants.
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Congress Leaves Without Final Action on Several Youth Services Priorities
Congress will not be back in session until after the election, leaving the fate of several proposals geared toward youth and families...
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Newsmakers | September-October 2016
Phillip H. Redmond Jr. - Shuaib Siddiqui - Terry Margaret Horton - Deborah Ratner Salzberg - Robert Cundall
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Kids’ Share 2016: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2015 and Future Projections
Commissioned by First Focus and authored by the Urban Institute, this new report details the recent changes in federal spending on children...
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3.8KIs U.S. Opioid Crisis Straining State Child Welfare Systems?
While a national opioid crisis rages, the number of child welfare cases surges natinoally. Is this more than a coincidence? “Both things...
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1.4KTeens Lead Way in Teaching About ACEs and Resilience
Two volunteers race against the clock to stack red Solo cups into the highest tower they can manage. Two volunteers race against...
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STEM 2026: A Vision for Innovation in STEM Education
Together, the U.S. Dept. of Education and the American Institutes of Research convened experts and leaders in STEM areas of focus to...
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6.0K#BlackLivesMatter: To Some Youth Organizations, Black Lives Matter Is A Natural Extension Of Their Work
It was as if an electric shock ripped through the city and the nation on the day Alton Sterling was shot by...
