Youth Today
All posts tagged "Congress/Federal Policy"
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2.5KNewsAmerican Rescue Plan funds flow to summer out-of-school programs
As $122 billion flows into American education from the American Rescue Plan, some kids and families are beginning to feel the impact...
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1.8K► ReportsThe Land of Inopportunity: Closing the Childhood Equity Gap for America’s Kids
Save the Children releases the first-ever comprehensive child welfare and development rankings of all U.S. counties.
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17.9KMagazinesBokeh Focus website: Youth photographers and writers
Focusing the spotlight on creative youth. Explore Bokeh Focus' website and its always growing collections of photo essays, stories and videos by...
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2.6KNewsLeading After-school Group Disappointed by Obama Budget
A leading out-of-school-time organization is disappointed in the Obama administration’s budget request for next fiscal year, saying it fails to recognize the...
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3.9KNewsNew Jersey Teens Help Create New Law for Youth to Access Mental Health Without Parents’ Consent
“In a typical legislative hearing you have aids whispering in the legislators’ ears, you have rustling of papers, you have side conversations,...
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3.0KNewsFederal Spending in 2016 Includes Some Bright Spots for Youth Programs
Federal spending for 2016 will include some bright spots for children and youth services programs, say advocates and analysts. President Obama signed...
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Children’s Budget 2015
The bi-partisan advocacy organization, First Focus, presents a detailed overview of the latest data on federal spending on children and highlights a...
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How Public Policy Can Support Collective Impact
This report, co-authored by FSG and the Forum for Youth Investment, examines the efficacy of and highlights successful examples of public policies...
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A Great Recession, a Great Retreat – A Call for a Public College Quality Compact
The Center for American Progress presents troubling higher-education realities and calls for the creation of a new federal program along with fundamental...
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Kids’ Share 2014: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2013
The Urban Institute's annual report that breaks down and analyzes the numbers when it comes to federal spending and tax expenditures on...
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3.4KNewsLGBTQ: New Center Links Civil Rights Movement to Human Rights
The center, which opened June 23, packs a punch, with music, archival TV footage, beautiful visual and interactive displays of the civil...
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Leaders & Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness
In its third iteration, this report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation seeks to statistically analyze, rank and grade the school...
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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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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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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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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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OJJDP – Studies Program on Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Race/Ethnicity, Youth Crime, Policy | Deadline: July 21, 2014
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OJJDP – Smart on Juvenile Justice: A Comprehensive Strategy to Juvenile Justice Reform
Subject: Juvenile Justice, State Policy, Federal Policy | Deadline: July 16, 2014
