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1.4KEducation Borders in Atlanta
The Urban Institute discusses the effects of school district boundaries on the racial segregation of schools in Atlanta.
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1.4KChildhood in the Time of COVID
Save the Children releases a new report analyzing how COVID has impacted children and families around the nation while ranking each state...
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1.7KInjustice in the Lower Courts: How Municipal Courts Rob America’s Youth
The Juvenile Law Center discusses the oft-overlooked role that municipal courts play in harming the prospects of American youth through unnecessary incarcerations...
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1.7KRacial Disparities in Youth Incarceration Persist
The Sentencing Project releases a new report discussing how stark racial disparities in the juvenile justice system remain relatively unchanged even as...
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1.5KOverlooked and Under-Connected: Exploring Disparities in Digital Skill Levels Among Older Youth of Color in the US
Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss the stark racial disparities in digital skill levels of youth ages 16-24.
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3.1KKids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond
The Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzes data from U.S. Census Bureau surveys to discuss how households with children are faring during the...
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5.6KMany Fewer Kids In After-school Programs Despite Greater Need, America After 3 PM Report Finds
The widening gap between rich and poor in America — even before the pandemic — is shown in a new report on...
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1.7KPreventing and Addressing Child Sexual Abuse in Youth Serving Organizations
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University created this comprehensive desk-guide for youth-serving organizations to learn to more effectively prevent and address child sexual...
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2.3KIntegrate SEL By Focusing On Strong Relationships In Diverse Environment, Report Says
How do youth organizations and schools integrate social and emotional learning into their full range of activities? How do they also respond...
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2.4KLearning During COVID-19: Initial Findings on Students’ Reading and Math Achievement and Growth
NWEA uses data from over four million students in grades 3-8 to assess how school shutdowns and continued distance learning due to...
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2.1K2020 Children’s Mental Health Report: Telehealth in an Increasingly Virtual World
The Child Mind Institute takes a look at the current mental health of the nation's children as they grow and learn in...
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2.1KWallace Project: School Districts, After-school Partners Learn How To Teach SEL Together
In 2016, six school districts in the United States partnered with after-school coordinating organizations in their cities to foster social and emotional...
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2.0KHuman Rights Protections for Children in the U.S. Justice System – 2020 National State Ratings Report
Human Rights for Kids takes a comprehensive look at the basic legal framework protecting the rights of justice-involved youth across the country...
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1.8KChallenges and Opportunities in Addressing Rural Youth Homelessness
Researchers at Chapin Hall discuss the challenges that rural communities face when it comes to dealing with youth homelessness and make recommendations...
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1.9KAll Black Lives Matter: Mental Health of Black LGBTQ Youth
The Trevor Project uses data collected from a national survey of over 2,500 Black LGBTQ youth to provide a comprehensive look at...
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1.5KYouth Justice Under the Coronavirus: Linking Public Health Protections with the Movement for Youth Decarceration
A new report from the Sentencing Project discusses how the juvenile justice system has responded to COVID-19 and makes a number of...
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1.2KRethinking the Role of the Juvenile Justice System: Improving Youth’s School Attendance and Educational Outcomes
This new brief from the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center discusses findings from an unprecedented research study on the impact...
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3.1KState Suicide Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults: 2000–2018
The CDC releases a new worrying report showing recent significant increases in youth suicide rates in at least 42 states.
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1.5KThe Latinx Data Gap in the Youth Justice System
A new report analyzes racial and ethnic data at state-level youth justice agencies, documenting how inconsistent data categories and reporting result in...
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2.4KEvaluating the Implementation of Raise the Age in New York City
The Youth Justice Research Collaborative releases a policy brief outlining how Raise the Age has been implemented in NYC since being signed...
