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Newsmakers for May 2008

Nonprofits Carter Savage, vice president of youth development services for the Atlanta-based Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), has left that...

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Expert: Ruling Amounts to Censorship

The Indianapolis Star An Indiana judge has blocked a local television station from airing a parent’s frustrated criticisms of the state’s Department...

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Officer in Grafner Case Lacked Child Interview Training: Questioned Boy in Abuse Case

The Denver Post In a case that demonstrates the importance of training law enforcement officials who interview allegedly abused children, a Denver...

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Ultimate Fights Expand to Include Kids

Chicago Tribune/Associated Press The first rule of Garage Boys Fight Crew: Talk about Garage Boys Fight Crew. This bare-knuckle ultimate fighting club...

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A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly

The New York Times Classmates have physically and verbally harassed tall, lanky Billy Wolfe – a slightly learning-disabled high school sophomore in...

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Teen Dating Abuse on the Rise, Experts Say

The Daytona Beach News-Journal As many one in three dating couples between the ages of 14 and 24 have engaged in abusive...

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Anti-Gang Group Turns New York Thugs into College Students

The Christian Science Monitor Founded as a small anti-gang program in 1975, the Council for Unity says it now reaches 100,000 young...

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Bringing the Kids to the Mountain

Circulating: City buses shuttle youth from pick-up points in St. Paul to youth programs, including Youth Farm, a Boys & Girls Club...

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Linn County Summer Youth Wage Grant Program

Teen at Work: Heather Richter earns her partially subsidized paycheck working in the Early Learning Center of the First United Methodist Church....

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Wayne Jason

Wayne Jason Martial Arts InstructorHillsides Youth Moving OnPasadena, Calif.(818) 426-5749 Age: 53 Salary: Although Jason’s rates as an instructor range from $35...

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Awards for May 2008

School officials from across the nation accept the MetLife Foundation’s Breakthrough award for improving the academic performance of low-income students. Photo: The...

Opinion

Competence is Cool

Interest in after-school programs for high schoolers is growing around the country, and in many quarters. Several recent national conferences have focused...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Precision Engineering

Creating sound bites that are not only memorable but communicate a message is a passion of mine. Every now and then I...

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Staying True to Myself

Vox, Atlanta “Look at what’s she’s wearing. … Is that even a real brand name? Oh yeah, I remember her. That’s the...

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When the Violence Hits Home

Vox, Atlanta “Hey, did you hear there’s going to be a shooting outside after school?” my friend Cindy asked me as we...

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More Time for Teens: Understanding Teen Participation – Frequency, Intensity and Duration – In Boys & Girls Clubs

Public/Private Ventures Written halfway through a three-year evaluation of Boys & Girls Clubs, the report examines what it takes to get and...

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What Matters, What Works: Advancing Achievement After School

The James Irvine Foundation and Public/Private Ventures This report on Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) – an eight-year, $58 million...

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Building A Better Bridge: Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College

Youth Development Institute (YDI) YDI tracked 39 young people as they advanced from a earning a GED with the help of a...

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Cities in Crisis: A Special Analytic Report on High School Graduation

Editorial Projects in Education Research Center Released by the America’s Promise Alliance to help launch its Dropout Prevention campaign, this report provides...

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