Youth Today

To Heal Racism, We Must Open the Wound

“Progress, far from consisting of change, depends on retentiveness. ...Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

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Neuroscience and Extraordinary Youth Work

Today’s young youth-work professionals have an advantage with the thriving discipline of neuroscience.

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Nell Bernstein and the Abolition of Juvenile Prisons

“The statistic is horrific. One in three children will be arrested by the time they are 23 and many of them will...

The Accordion Effect: Is Quality in Afterschool Getting the Squeeze?

Today, practitioners describe the conditions of working in community youth organizations as stressful, overwhelming and impossible. Such conditions give rise to what...

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Making a Difference in After-school and Out-of-School Time

When you show up to work today, whatever your job or task, remember that on this day you have the conscious opportunity...

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Hacking the Education System to ‘Transgress’

'Hacking' the education system can teach young people that they are not just bystanders in their education.

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Students Help Keep Juvenile Court and Other Youth-Service Providers Honest

As I approach the end of my 10th year of teaching in a clinical program at the University of North Carolina School...

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Why We Must All Pitch in to Help the Young Victims of Maltreatment and Neglect

I thought about Billy the other day. Of all the horrible childhood stories I have heard his stands out the most in...

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Less Force, More Community Needed for Urban Youth Development

When law enforcement becomes the primary strategy for addressing problems with urban youth, the only reliable outcomes are mass arrests, sweeping indictments...

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The Blind Leading the Blind

A friend of mine runs a community-based program in New York City for older youth designed to encourage them to prepare and...

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Do Poor Reading Skills Increase Risk of Juvenile Justice System Involvement?

I have always taken reading and writing for granted. I never thought much about it until I got to prison.

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Let’s Try Being Honest With Kids

Her: “The kids would miss feeling like they’re part of it.” Me: “But they’re not part of it. We’re lying to them. It’s dishonest.”...

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The Dangers of Criminalizing Childhood Scuffles

I was a reasonably well behaved child. I got in a little trouble at school and home, but nothing unusual. I even...

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An Opportunity to Remake Juvenile Justice

It is the legislative season in Illinois and around the country, and that means advocates spend lots of time trying to improve...

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In STEM, Content is Not Enough

There has been an explosion of interest in providing young people with learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Many...

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Not Far from the High Stakes of the Kentucky Derby, Odds Favor Incarceration for Youth

The world’s eyes may be turned to Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby this weekend, but our real attention should be on...

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Implementing Effective OST Chess Programming

An April 15 article in Youth Today highlighting the alignment between chess and the critical thinking skills that are a prerequisite for...

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Racism and the Nation’s New Reality

From time to time I listen to talk radio. I’m not sure why really, except that I enjoy hearing viewpoints that differ...

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Building Strong School-Community Relationships

I recently attended a Community Schools Forum in Cincinnati that brought together more than 1,500 community schools professionals, including government officials, superintendents,...

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