Youth Today
Guest Opinion Essay
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3.7KMentors, Here’s What Kids Around the World Need Most
As a private school, most of the students came from wealthier families. During my time there, I also helped feed and plan...
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2.6KCoach for Confidence, not Compliance
As I emerge from the train station in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, my senses are overwhelmed with the sights,...
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3.5KI’m a Teen: How Can I Tell Who’s Joking, Who’s Crying for Help
The nation’s conversation about mental illness and school shootings has changed the way I listen to my classmates.
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3.9KNetwork Model of Emotional Peer Support Groups Eases Stress for Foster Parents, Staff
Here at Graham Windham, a youth development and family organization located in New York City, we rely heavily on data and ways...
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1.5KCulture of Trust Is Key for School Safety
When we first visited the school that is the focus of our forthcoming book, “Navigating Conflict: How Youth Handle Trouble in a...
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3.9K10 Ways for Youth Workers to Fight the Rise of Narcissism
Narcissism was a term unfamiliar to many as recently as a decade ago. Yet within the past 10 years it has risen...
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2.4KDemonizing the Free Press Puts President on Wrong Side of History
Criticism is nothing new to people in the news business. If you have spent more than a day gathering it, writing it,...
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1.8KMultilevel Collaboration Will Give You Unique Advantages
Those of us who work to increase opportunities for children and families regularly seek new and different methods that will let us...
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1.5KAmp Up Your Attitude to Fundraise From Individual Givers for Your Nonprofit
People often talk about the art and science of fundraising. And they’re right. Raising money, especially gifts from individuals, takes a strategic...
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3.6KEquity Must Be Center Stage in ‘New’ Career & Technical Education
We need to understand the role of career and technical education (CTE) programs in creating transformative solutions around education, equity and poverty...
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53.0KWhy It’s So Easy to Troll Someone With Anonymous Child Abuse Report
When she first learned that journalist and Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King and his family were being harassed by a troll...
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3.7KYouth Need Cash, Not Just Opportunities, to Succeed
In education, we push “college for all” while wearing university swag and celebrating acceptance letters. We spend more time talking about who...
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2.3KWhy OST Workers Must Disrupt Unhelpful Social Narratives
We used to warn children of “stranger danger” to avoid assault, kidnappings and other horrendous acts. However, we failed them with this...
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3.2KInside Info on How to Hire a Data Analyst for a Nonprofit
A comprehensive job description is a great first step when hiring a data analyst, but what often gets overlooked is the type...
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1.4KThat Time I Was on the Other Side of Restorative Justice
A referral came in from a music teacher in our high school. The music department was preparing for the Winter Showcase and...
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4.4KParents Need to Go Into Foster Care, Not the Children
It’s no secret the foster care system is completely broken. Yet, there is a way to fix it.
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2.9KToday’s Kids Need Currency That Buys Success in Tomorrow’s World
The world is changing in dramatic ways. Technology, along with political, socioeconomic and environmental forces are reshaping how we live and work....
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2.2KToday’s Immigration Policies Are Going to Affect Child-Serving Systems Tomorrow
On April 11, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors along the southwest border of the United...
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2.5KOut-of-school Time SEL Prepares Young People for Workforce
The other day, I was speaking with a friend who works in human resources. She was in the process of filling an...
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3.8KCamp Leaders Have Chance to Help Young With Eating Disorders
I had the opportunity to work with a young girl named Aria last summer. While she was a little younger than the...
