Youth Today
From the Field
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2.1KWhy being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students
Teachers have long decried "curriculum fidelity." Why? Every classroom and every student is different.
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1.5K5 reasons why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence
Research shows school police officers may subconsciously make students feel less safe.
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2.5KParents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years. New rules help insure child welfare systems treat them more fairly
Yet child welfare workers don't receive formal training on working with parents with disabilities.
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1.7KTEACHER VOICE: Big mistake — Schools are swapping out Shakespeare, Chaucer and Dickens for Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift
I want my students to engage with the foundation of our literary traditions.
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1.7KSome of the $190 billion in pandemic money for schools actually paid off
Researchers document achievement gains, but it’s not clear what works best for students.
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2.1KHere’s how I use my story to teach incarcerated kids that writing matters
If they don’t change their lives, what likely awaits them is prison or death.
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20.7KHow We Found More Black Foster Parents and Confronted the Racial Disparity in Foster Care
I’ve worked in child welfare for over eight years and, from day one, I’ve been struck by the high numbers of black...
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3.0KA Year of VISTA Service: Five Lessons for Nonprofit Practitioners and Other Service Members
Derek Moore and Nicole Smith completed their AmeriCorps VISTA service this week. During their year of service, they supported the launch of...
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3.2KResponding to Youth Who Have Depression or Suicidal Thoughts
In between wilderness hikes and zip lining, teens attending the weekend Camp Mariposa® addiction prevention and mentoring program learn to recognize signs...
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3.5KFamily Design Resources Offers Pennsylvania’s Legal Services Initiative Model to Other States
Sandra Bachelder is a paralegal for Pennsylvania’s Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Legal Services Initiative (LSI). For a big part of her...
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2.3KGrief Support for Children and Teens: Play, Share, Mourn
Teen girls taking a chance climbing a telephone pole belayed by their friends, a 14-year-old learning to ride a bike, children visiting...
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3.8KPassion and Community: How Justice-involved Youth Are Helping Peers Outside Their Walls
“Tell me about a time you made a mistake.”
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2.3KYouth Helping Youth: ServiceWorks VISTAs Reflect on 9/11 and Serving Their Generation
To kick off its third year, ServiceWorks – a youth development program from AmeriCorps, the Citi Foundation and Points of Light –...
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2.9KIgniting a Passion: Newark Youth Take On Gun Violence
High school sophomores and juniors were challenged to apply the communication, project management and community mapping skills they’d learned in ServiceWorks to...
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2.0KConnecting with the Disconnected: Youth Can Be Empowered Through Volunteering and Service
When youth and young adults are provided a platform that empowers them to be changemakers within their community, they begin to realize...
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1.6KEarn to Learn: A Teen’s Job Is to Do Well in School
Young people commit — in writing — to a grade they will earn for each class. The better they perform, the higher...
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2.4KPartnering with Schools Reduces Hunger Among School Kids and Families
Hunger in America is not so much a lack of access to food; it’s a lack of access to nutrition. School-based programs...
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5.8KWhat Lessons Have You Learned From the Kids You Work With?
As we gear up for summer programming, camp directors and staff who attended the American Camp Association conference in Atlanta last week...
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2.9KAsk a Youth Worker: When Was the Last Time You Felt Like You Made a Difference?
Youth Today asked attendees of the National Black Child Development Institute’s annual conference earlier this year about the a recent time they...
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2.5KArtistic Collaboration: Transforming Youth and Youth Justice by Integrating Arts
The room was silent. Twelve probation officers sat silently in a circle. Some glared at the floor, some looked at the ceiling....
