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3.2KLonger Window for Disability Application Aims to Help Foster Youth
Foster youth who have disabilities now can apply for a federal supplemental income program six months before they leave care, a move...
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1.7KRace, Ethnicity Affect Kids’ Access To Mental Health Care, Study Finds
Nubia Flores Miranda works part time at Family Paths, a counseling and mental health organization in Oakland, Calif. Miranda, a psychology major...
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1.6KAt Working Classroom, Students from Historically Ignored Communities Develop Artistic Vision and Skill
Darkness is thick in the black box theater. Suddenly air rushes in — quick whooshes like the sound of panicked breathing.
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4.4KCombatting Obesity: After-School Programs Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Robert Hill knows firsthand what it’s like to be an overweight child. “I grew up hating physical activity and only eating foods...
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No Time to Lose: How to Build a World-Class Education System State by State
The National Conference of State Legislatures prepared this report to highlight the troubling state of the current education system in the U.S....
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A Glimpse Inside the Coffers: Endowment Spending at Wealthy Colleges and Universities
This report from the Education Trust details the extreme wealth stratification occurring among institutions of higher education across the nation. It finds...
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1.4KFuture Baltimore Consent Decree Called Chance to Reform Police Interactions With Youth
While the Justice Department findings are sobering, they are also powerful because they put the experiences of youth on center stage —...
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A Natural Cure
At the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Mansfield, Georgia, the Charlie's Trackers summer day camp for 7- and 8-year olds gave 16...
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1.4KFamily Wants Answers on NY Teen’s Death
Dayshen McKenzie, 16, collapsed and died of an apparent asthma attack after he and a group of mostly black friends were chased...
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World Youth Report on Youth Civic Engagement
The United Nations prepared this report to give a comprehensive and current outlook on youth's participation in economic and political life around...
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Releases New Research, Funding Uncertain
New reports on five years of research shows what works in teen pregnancy prevention.
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Youth in Sex Trade Not All Young Girls With Pimps, Study Shows
New report shares research about young people who are involved in the sex trade. While everyone approaches the issue differently, effective organizations...
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1.6KThe Revolution That Restorative Detention Can Be
“This doesn’t look like any detention I ever seen!” Marcus says about the ring of chairs I’ve set up for our school’s...
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1.7KGood Sports Gets Girls Going After School
The summer custom for high school athletes is to surrender some of their vacation time at the local pool for strength and...
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Educational Exclusion: Drop Out, Push Out, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
The Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) examines the ways in which school systems disproportionately discipline LGBTQ youth while also failing...
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1.8KWhole Foods and Whole People: Detroit Food Academy Helps Kids Develop More Than Job Skills
Last year, 250 Detroit students attended an after-school program in which they shopped for groceries, chopped vegetables and planned food events.
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1.3KWhat’s On Alex’s Bookshelf?
Adam M. Johnson is executive director of the California office of the Children’s Defense Fund. Johnson oversees the organization’s $2.6 million budget...
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1.6KExercise and Exploration: How Pokémon GO Won Youth Over
Released for iOS and Android devices on July 7, 2016, by developer Niantic, Pokémon GO is a handheld adventure that has already...
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2.7KBuilding Trust and Support for Homeless Youth in OST Programs
At the after-school coaching programs run by the Orange Duffel Bag Initiative, the staff never shines a spotlight on the fact that...
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1.4KFormer Foster Youth Get to Keep Housing Vouchers Longer Under New Legislation
Former foster youth soon will be able to access federal housing vouchers for a longer period of time, a move supporters say...
