Youth Today
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Union Pushed Aside for Reform
A federal judge has let officials at Chicago’s juvenile detention center ignore part of a union contract in order to help them...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for June 2008
Foundations Jeff Raikes The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the nation’s largest grant maker (assets: $37.3 billion), has named Jeff Raikes as...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring
The New York Times Responding to state and federal attendance mandates, including those of the No Child Left Behind Act, Bryan Adams...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Seeking Youth: Youth Groups, Christian Organizations Attract Young People by Connecting
The Wenatchee (Wash.) World According to youth pastors in North Central Washington, prayer, follow-up and ownership are key aspects of outreach and...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
More Sleep Is Good for Teenage Students
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) Despite what Jay Haugen, superintendent of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan schools, calls a “preponderous amount of evidence...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Should I Mention Depression on My College Application?
U.S. News & World Report In the wake of last year’s shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech, more colleges and...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
In School Sports, Who Makes the Call?
StateLine.org When a Spartanburg High School student made a game-winning basket with less than a second left in a South Carolina 4A...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Out of School, Risking Violence
The Baltimore Sun By cross-referencing health department and school system records for 520 youths who were murdered or non-fatally shot in Baltimore...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Paperwork that Pays
For people writing grant proposals on behalf of youth-serving nonprofits, few applications can look as daunting as those for the federal Community...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
Free Minds draws in youth convicted as adults (like Delonte, above) with book discussions and writing exercises … Washington, D.C.(202) 468-4809http://www.freemindsbookclub.org Objective:...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Lupe Tovar
Lupe Tovar Program CoordinatorIn My ShoesTucson, Ariz.(520) 747-1533www.inmyshoesinc.org Age: 25 Salary: $25,000 to $30,000 About In My Shoes: This nonprofit provides one-on-one...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Awards for June 2008
100 Best Communities for Young People For: Cities and towns that have made the well-being of children and youth a top priority....
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Opinion
A New Kind of Smoking?
Heed my cautionary tale about how ideology sabotages insights. Back in 2000, I set out to prove that cigarette smoking, like other...
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Opinion
Time for a 180 on Youth Advocacy
FirstFocus, the advocacy organization affiliated with the America’s Promise Alliance, recently released “Children’s Budget 2008,” a comprehensive guide to the more than...
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Opinion
Residential Centers Can Be Ideal
John Kelly’s article “Child Welfare’s Historic Headache” [May] states, “Yes, residential centers are overused in child welfare.” Why is this stated as...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Speaking Out, and Finally Being Heard
Vox, Atlanta I used to find myself sitting at home after school, doing a whole bunch of nothing. All of my friends...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Getting Off My Butt and Doing Something
Vox, Atlanta Three years ago, I attended a political rally on the day of President Bush’s second inauguration. The protest centered on...
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► Reports
Putting It All Together: Guiding Principles for Quality After-School Programs Serving Preteens
Public/Private Ventures Many preteens have limited access to high-quality after-school programs. This study, funded by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health,...
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► Reports
Children’s Budget 2008
First Focus Since 2003, only one penny of every new non-defense dollar spent by the federal government went to programs for youth,...
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► Reports
A Good Start: Two-Year Effects of a Freshmen Learning Community Program at Kingsborough Community College
MDRC/Network on Transitions to Adulthood While freshmen in college benefit from extra counseling, financial aid and tutoring, the benefits last only slightly...
