Youth Today
Opinion
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659Time to Give the Quarterbacks of OST a Fat Raise
Until we pay front-line staff as professionals and give them budgets and resources commensurate of what we expect from them, the OST...
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1.1KWhat Professional Credentials Mean to Me
July 17, 1996, was a Wednesday and, unbeknownst to me, the first day of my child- and youth-care career. I vividly remember...
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1.1KWe Must Continue to Advocate for Funding for Afterschool Programs
How can we close the gap between public support and public dollars for afterschool? In a word, advocacy.
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1.0K‘Kiddie Court’ Is No Joke to Juveniles
Although the media, members of the public and even some JPOs, prosecutors and judges colloquially refer to juvenile court as “kiddie court,”...
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731As Officer Kills Without Consequence in Ferguson, Let’s Look at Profiling, Education’s Silent Serial Killer for Black Kids
NEW ORLEANS — It took 14 weeks for the grand jury in Ferguson to decide no charges will be filed against the...
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2.6KData-Driven Decisions: A Myth or Reality for Out-of-School Time?
The recent economic crisis has intensified challenges throughout the nonprofit sector. Nowhere is the strain felt more than in the field of...
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943Ferguson Latest Example That Courts Don’t Bring Justice
In this moment of high drama when the nation’s attention is focused on Ferguson, it is important to remember something: The entire...
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1.2KBoth Pope Francis, U.N. Call on Us to Do Better by Our Children
As we observe the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Thursday, Pope Francis’ recent...
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1.3KReading Everywhere Program Demonstrates the Value of Reading
Literacy Inc. (LINC) is an early literacy organization dedicated to spreading the joy of reading throughout communities across New York City.
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1.2KBuild Partnerships to Build Success
Effectiveness. Scale. Sustainability. Most nonprofits struggle to achieve these three goals. Few struggle more than youth service providers.
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602One Mom Asks How Much Sports Is Too Much?
From the Reporters Inc.: A couple of months ago I overheard a conversation between some relatives about a friend whose daughter had...
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A Letter to the Principal
To reach the optimal outcomes for all the children on campus, our work can be magnified exponentially if we work together and...
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1.5KLiteracy and Service Learning
New Settlement Apartments’ Bronx Helpers program is an academic enrichment, leadership and community service program for middle and high school youth with...
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1.6KIntegrating Literacy into the Arts
The Coalition for Hispanic Family Services Arts and Literacy After School and Summer Program builds literacy in the widest sense through visual...
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1.2KRegional Realities: Girls Not Choosing Careers of the Future
Girls are leaving opportunities on the table, entering the workforce in lower-paying, lower-status professions that don’t reflect the careers of the future.
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1.8KCan We Talk? The Importance of Conversation at Youth Programs
By practicing conversing with "expert" conversationalists, children quickly learn the pragmatic, or useful, aspects of oral language.
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Can Reform Efforts Strengthen Justice System?
Because we work from the desire to create more just and less alienating ways of interacting, we often find ourselves worrying about...
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Even Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect — And That’s OK
It is often uncomfortable to be viewed as an “expert,” especially when you know more than anyone that you don’t have specific...
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No ‘Normal’ Response by Black People Possible to Continued White Supremacy
When you live in an abnormal situation, one that fundamentally is not suited to humans beings, there is no possibility of a...
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Eric Holder Was a Bold Advocate for Change
Eric Holder, the first African-American attorney general, resigned on Thursday, though he’ll remain at his post until his replacement is confirmed.
