Youth Today
All posts tagged "Education and Training"
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1.9K► ReportsResponsible innovation in technology for children
A new report from UNICEF and Western Sydney University creates a framework for the design of children's digital experiences with well-being and...
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3.4KNewsAnalysis: Former juvenile lifers cite strengths and weaknesses of reentry preparation
Almost all of 112 Philadelphians who have been released from lifetime prison sentences said they participated in some form of prison programming,...
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3.1KOpinionApprenticeships should be part of programming for juvenile offenders
One of the strongest elements of our diversion agreements was a structured community service program. The most successful programs treated juvenile referrals...
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2.9KOpinionThe Remix with Karen Pittman: Ensuring youth access to people, places and possibilities
Youth don’t grow up in programs or systems, they grow up in communities. The outreach staff who innovated their work with homeless...
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1.9KNewsGeorgia lawmakers push for suicide prevention efforts in schools
As of November, 67 Georgia children had taken their own lives, according to data obtained from the state Bureau of Investigation under...
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2.4KNewsWhat happens when all the student volunteers disappear?
Across the U.S., the pandemic forced school administrators to slash or eliminate student volunteer requirements. Students either abandoned volunteering or strained to...
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3.0KNewsShackles and Solitary: Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup
Scrambling to respond to a wave of violence and escapes from other juvenile detention facilities, Louisiana state officials quietly opened the high-security...
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3.0KFrom the BureausAt detention facilities offering high school diplomas, college classes are seen as next step
In mid-February 2022, 20 young men across eight of the facilities started working on an associate’s degree from Middlesex, becoming the first...
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1.7KNewsActivism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
Over the past year, book challenges and bans have reached levels not seen in decades, according to officials at the American Library...
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3.9KNewsA struggling Mississippi school district leans on afterschool programming
When the pandemic hit Jackson, Mississippi, the ongoing challenge to keep teenagers in high school got even harder. As the economic impacts...
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4.5KFrom the BureausDisabilities sometimes go undiagnosed in homeless students targeted by new federal education funds, experts say
The $800 million that the American Rescue Plan earmarked for homeless students is the largest such federal expenditure in a decade, with...
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2.3KNewsNew approach to teaching race in school divides New Mexico
A proposal to overhaul New Mexico's social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools, with thousands...
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2.0KNewsEducators skeptical of states’ plans to solve staffing shortages with bureaucrats, troops
At least three states have called on public employees or National Guard troops to fill in as substitute teachers, bus drivers and...
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3.0KNewsQ&A: Karen Pittman on her next chapter and how the pandemic opened minds
Karen Pittman has been at the forefront of youth development for nearly 50 years, championing a whole-child approach to learning that goes...
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1.5KNewsNew Mexico education officials miss transparency deadline
An initiative aimed at providing greater accountability for public spending on education missed its inaugural deadline. The New Mexico Public Education Department...
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2.1K► ReportsDigital learning for every child: Closing the gaps for an inclusive and prosperous future
UNICEF researchers provide a brief road-map for how to effectively scale up digital learning around the world.
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2.7KNewsGeorgia Pre-K teachers to get two more $1,000 bonuses
State-funded prekindergarten and child care teachers in Georgia will get two more rounds of $1,000 bonuses paid from federal coronavirus aid.
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2.9K► NewsmakersLauren Rush appointed program director for education at the Lilly Endowment
Lauren Rush is the new program director for education at the Lilly Endowment. She joins the endowment after about six-and-a-half years at...
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2.6K► ReportsKids’ Share 2021: Report on federal expenditures on children through 2020 and future projections
The Urban Institute publishes the 15th edition of its annual analysis of federal spending on children and how it will change over...
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3.0K► NewsmakersRomy Drucker named director of K-12 education at Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation (WFF) recently named Romy Drucker director of its K-12 education program. Drucker is a promotion from within, having...
