Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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3.4KEpic Stories: Why Pop Culture Is Powerful Tool for Engaging Youth Leaders
There’s a moment in every great story when it seems that all is lost: the Ministry has fallen, the Rebellion has been...
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1.8KHispanic Youth Living in Settlements at U.S. Border Suffer Poverty, Lack of Health Care
Recent media stories from the U.S.-Mexico border about immigration have largely missed the daily struggle of families and children in U.S. communities...
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6.9KOakland Demonstrates Right Way to Use Restorative Justice With Teens
Restorative justice is a centuries-old approach that seeks to empower people to address the harms, needs and obligations that arise when a...
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3.0KKansas City Program Shows How Collaboration Can Boost Summer Learning
About five years ago, a colleague of mine in Kansas City, Mo., told me it was time for a new American summer....
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3.8KWhy We Created a Suicide Prevention Program That Uses Dance, Escape Room Scenarios
It is clear that suicide is a nationwide problem, but it seems especially so here in Utah. According to the Utah Department...
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2.7KSupporting Smaller OST Programs Reduces Opportunity Gap, Builds Equity
A good friend of mine, a middle school teacher before going on to earn his Ph.D. in education leadership, once told me:...
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3.0KWhy Wyoming Is Using After-school Programs to Keep Kids Out of School-to-prison Pipeline
In 2013, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) became interested in understanding the school-to-prison pipeline based on the alarming statistics that we were...
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3.7KTrump Approach to Separating Kids Has Much in Common With Foster System
If there’s one thing that really, really upsets America’s child welfare establishment, it’s pointing out the close resemblance between the Trump administration’s...
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3.2KHow Ohio’s Restore Court Focuses on Helping Sex Trafficked Youth
Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) has recently received much needed attention, but is by no means a new issue. Researchers have...
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3.2K10 Readiness Abilities Young People Need to Graduate and Ever After
Recently, I have spent a great deal of time in Virginia. My organization, Jobs for the Future, is supporting the state’s education...
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3.0KHow Talented Kids From Low-income Families Become America’s ‘Lost Einsteins’
The Conversation Innovation is widely viewed as the engine of economic growth. To maximize innovation and growth, all of our brightest youth...
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4.6KHigh-quality Out-of-school Time Programs Are Worthy of Investment
Out-of-school time (OST) programs, offered after school and during the summer, are intended to provide youth a safe space to go with...
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2.8KGraham SLAM Coaching Helps Older Youth in Care Launch Successfully
Young people in the child welfare system, most of whom have experienced trauma and frequent loss, have all the same capabilities as...
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2.2KStaff Development Must include Youth Development, Especially in S. Asia
Investing in youth from an early age can be a slow and difficult process, but its benefits can be far-reaching, especially from...
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1.8KHow SRO Programs Can Actually Divert Youth from Pipeline
Like it or not, cops in schools are here to stay. The question is: How do we do it right? An important...
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5.6KDear Restorative Justice: Our Student Isn’t Responding
What do you do when someone is obdurate and has no interest in taking responsibility or admitting any guilt at all?
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2.2KWe Must Encourage Self-belief, Self-determination for Youth to Experience Post-traumatic Growth
The intriguing thing about human nature is that there is no one way to exist. Just recently, I was speaking with a...
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1.6KHow a Positive Outlook on the Future May Protect Teens from Violence
Youth violence is pervasive and has serious consequences for teens’ health and well-being. Based on a recent Centers for Disease Control and...
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5.1KSTEAM in OST, Learning About Multiple Intelligences Will Empower Kids
What if every child had the knowledge that their talents were valuable? They would grow up confident in who they are. They...
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3.5KHarnessing Youth Peer Lines Will Improve Well-being, Mental Health Crisis
There is a crisis of well-being in this country, and it’s felt most poignantly by our youth. One-third of high school students...
