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skilled trades and trades education: Yong person with brown hair in top knot leans over work tale peering at liquid in long yellow level

We taught students to love hands-on learning. Let’s help them continue to embrace it once they leave the classroom.

Many students, encouraged by hands-on learning, are perfect for a career in skilled trades. But, society's response has often been: Go to...

What I learned teaching sex education as a teen, and why every school needs it_feature: young woman points to diagram of sexual organs in front of classroom

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From the Field

What I learned teaching sex ed as a teen, and why every school needs it

A peer educator speaks about her experiences teaching peer-led sex education lessons.

From systems leadership to learning ecosystems stewardship_feature: group of kids watch an educator giving a presentation outside

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Opinion

From systems leadership to ecosystems stewardship: A next step for OST intermediaries?

The benefits of comprehensive learning ecosystems are vast, but a vital part of maintaining and stewarding them will fall on OST programs/intermediaries.

On learning and meaning making _feature: group of youth working at table together

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From the Field

On learning and meaning making

Katherine Plog-Martinez speaks with Kim Sabo Flores about how meaning making—reflecting on and making sense of experiences—is crucial to youth development.

Grants to support and educate youth combatants, youth associated with non-state armed groups: male student raises hand in developing country classroom

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Grants

Grants to support and educate youth associated with non-state armed groups

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Combatants, Youth Welfare/Wellbeing/Safety/Development, Education, Mental Health | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Jan. 31, 2026 (LOI)

Giving Tulsa students a clear path from curiosity to career_feature, afterschool STEM: group of youths in rocket and drone club along with mentor/teacher

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From the Field

Giving Tulsa students a clear path from curiosity to career

Afterschool STEM programs spark interest and help students build skills and confidence while increasing awareness of STEM careers.

An invitation to learn reflect and act together for equity-centered thriving: group of diverse youth happily works at table together

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Opinion

An invitation to learn, reflect and act together for equity-centered thriving

A new podcast features foundational thinkers, exemplary youth practitioners and policy leaders discussing what it takes to support equity-centered thriving.

community development grants, environmental project grants: happy volunteer women giving thumbs up

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Grants

Maine community grants

GRANT FOCUS: Economic/Community Development, Arts, Education, Environment, Human Services, Maine | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Feb. 17, 2026

From chronic absence to chosen presence: chronic absenteeism, Classroom with light wood desks and bright blue chairs and no students

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Opinion

From chronic absence to chosen presence: The case for new measures, especially for high schoolers

Looking at what motivates students to attend when they don’t have to could be the secret to helping communities reduce chronic absenteeism.

learning ecosystems: Young boy sits with head in hands at white desk

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Opinion

Why unconstrained kids need unconstrained ecosystems

Understanding developmental pathways of constrained and unconstrained skills helps realize the importance of learning ecosystems.

internship: Several high school students sit in a circle of chairs having a discussion

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From the Field

Four ways a reimagined internship prepares students – and teachers – for the future of work

District C’s Teamship program is an in-school, reimagined internship where students tackle live business challenges.

Q&A_Michaela Leslie-Rule on How We See Us_ book cover feature: multicolored graphic of youth silhouettes walking away

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From the Field

Q&A with Michaela Leslie-Rule on “How We See Us”

Katherine Plog Martinez talks with Leslie-Rule about writing “How We See Us”.

What back to school season reveals about foster youth, attendance crisis: male student sits outside school alone with backpack on bench beside him

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From the Field

What back-to-school season reveals about youth in foster care — and the attendance crisis

Foster youth miss school, repeat grades and drop out more compared to their peers.

Is the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education_feature: group of youths learning from man in greenhouse

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Opinion

Is the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education?

We must recognize the youth development and OST fields as complementary systems that are too important to ignore and essential.

QA with Michael Crawford America Succeeds_feature: group of young office workers working together on laptop at table

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From the Field

Q&A with Michael Crawford, America Succeeds

Karen Pittman speaks with Michael Crawford, Ph.D. of America Succeeds about its goals, including why they have joined the Alliance for Youth...

Youth financial literacy, education, youth leadership literally pays off_feature: graphic of stacks of coins with line graph going up to jar of coins with graduation cap on top

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Opinion

Youth financial education (literally) pays off

Mandating financial education isn’t enough. Without targeted interventions, we’re setting up a generation to learn money management through trial and error.