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History Lessons

American youth workers are second to none in their obliviousness to their field’s history – and a rich history it is. In...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Friends No More (and)

The Trouble with Cliques Young people value being accepted by their peers, but that acceptance often comes at a price. Cliques are...

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

A Writer In DenialShay Bilchik, PresidentChild Welfare League of AmericaWashington, DC I read with interest and amusement the article by Richard Wexler...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for December 2003

Nonprofits The Girl Scouts of the USA named Kathy Cloninger as its new CEO, replacing Marty Evans. Cloninger, a former program officer...

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McGruff & Co.

If charm alone could prevent crime, then Jack Calhoun’s 21 years as head of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) could be...

Opinion

Creating Character-Rich Communities

I’ll admit it: I’ve got mixed feelings about character education classes – emphasis on “classes.” My gut instinct, first as a parent,...

Opinion

Applied Economics

When I enrolled in a graduate school of social work many years ago, I found myself to be a distinct outsider –...

Research

Research of Note for December 2003-January 2004

Youth obesity is a hot topic, and researchers are examining every aspect of its causes and consequences, as well as how to...

News

Rethinking Trauma Talk

Sadly, it has become a well-practiced ritual. When a student opens fire at a school, when a teenager drowns on a Scout...

News

Youth Work History

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her friend were afraid, and they didn’t mind letting the three dozen people gathered with them in...

News

A Rush to Placement, or a Rush to Judgment?

The latest child protection horror story from New Jersey – this one involving a couple charged with starving and neglecting their adopted...

News

GOP Investigates Sex Ed, Steers Money to Abstinence

Is James Wagoner paranoid, or is the federal government out to get him? The president of Advocates for Youth, a national organization...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Making Gay Youth Feel Safe

It is virtually a rite of passage for teens to be consumed at some point with feelings of isolation. Studies show that...

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Web Watch for December 2003-January 2004

Arts Americans for the Artswww.americansforthearts.orgis a resource from the D.C.- and New York-based organization dedicated to promoting more art education in...

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Awards for November 2003

MacArthur Fellows (“Genius Awards”) For: Encouraging talented people to pursue their intellectual and professional inclinations; each winner receives a $500,000 unconditional grant....

News

Congressional Roundup

Job Training Senate sponsors of legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act do not expect the full Senate to make many changes...

Opinion

Searching for Evidence, Evidently

It’s right up there with the search for the Holy Grail or the Loch Ness monster: no, not the hunt for weapons...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for November 2003

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation503 S. Saginaw St., Suite 1200Flint, MI 48502(810) 238-5651www.mott.org • National Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, Flint, Mich., $27,300...

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