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Intentions to Smoke Cigarettes Among Never-Smoking U.S. Middle and High School Electronic Cigarette Users, National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2011-2013
A research study by researchers from the CDC, Georgia State University, and the FDA shows that growing numbers of youth who have...
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The Policing of Black Communities and Young People of Color
Black Youth Project compiles data from several national polls demonstrating the overwhelmingly negative views black communities have about the police and legal...
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Expenditures on Children by Families 2013
The latest iteration of the USDA's annual report estimating the expenditures on children by American families. It shows, among many other things,...
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How America Pays for College 2014
An annual national study prepared by Sallie Mae and Ipsos which quantifies and discusses the ways in which families across the U.S....
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Changing the Culture of Youth Sports
Safe Kids Worldwide takes a look at the wide-ranging and often inconsistent safety practices in youth sports across the nation.
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CDC Vital Signs – Progress on Children Eating More Fruit, Not Vegetables
The CDC analyzes healthy childhood eating trends from 2003 to 2010.
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Some College, No Degree: A National View of Students with Some College Enrollment, but No Completion
A report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and the Project on Academic Success at Indiana University which discusses the economic...
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Common Core Goes to College: Building Better Connections Between High School and Higher Education
The New America Foundation analyzes the misalignment between higher education and K-12 education since the adoption of the Common Core Standards and...
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Perception of Weight Status in U.S. Children and Adolescents, Aged 8–15 Years
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which illustrates the way American youth misperceive their weight status.
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Missing the Point: The Real Impact of Native Mascots and Team Names on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
A research report by the Center for American Progress which analyzes and makes policy recommendations about the mental impact racially-derogatory Native American...
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The 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual comprehensive report assessing the well-being of children across the nation and ranking states based on an...
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Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities: The Evolution of Federal Special Education Finance in the U.S.
A policy brief and analysis of the history of special education funding and grant allocation in the U.S. by the New America...
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Left Behind: How LGBT Young People Are Excluded from Economic Prosperity
The Center for American Progress analyzes the disproportionate challenges LGBT youth face in the post-recession economy and makes policy recommendations that can...
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Moving Beyond Marriage: What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda
A report by the Black Youth Project which studies the attitudes of young people (particularly those of color) towards the LGBT rights...
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TV Watching and Computer Use in U.S. Youth Aged 12–15, 2012
A data brief by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics which reports national estimates on television watching and computer use among...
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Closing the Race Gap: Alleviating Young African American Unemployment Through Education
A policy brief by Young Invincibles which analyzes the factors behind marked racial disparities in the job market and illustrates how expanding...
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Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity
A report by the Center for American Progress which examines the productivity and effectiveness of every major school district in the nation.
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Innocents Lost: A Year of Unintentional Child Gun Deaths
An analysis of publicly reported gun deaths by Everytown for Gun Safety which quantifies and reports the number of unintentional child gun...
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Opportunity Since 1970 – A Historical Report
A statistical study by Opportunity Nation and Measure of America which "uses publicly available data to provide a holistic picture of how...
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Safely Home – Using Community-Based Programs to Reduce Youth Incarceration
A report by Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) that highlights "bright spots," places around the country that have effectively used community-based programs to...
