Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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3.7KGuest Opinion EssayTrump Approach to Separating Kids Has Much in Common With Foster System
If there’s one thing that really, really upsets America’s child welfare establishment, it’s pointing out the close resemblance between the Trump administration’s...
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2.2K► ReportsU.S. Dept. of Education – Report on Rural Education
The U.S. Dept. of Education recently released this report summarizing the current state of rural education across the country. The report highlights...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow Ohio’s Restore Court Focuses on Helping Sex Trafficked Youth
Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) has recently received much needed attention, but is by no means a new issue. Researchers have...
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2.4K► NewsmakersSara Sneed Named President and CEO of NEA Foundation
Sara A. Sneed will be the new president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She succeeds Harriet Sanford on Mar. 1, 2019...
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3.2KGuest Opinion Essay10 Readiness Abilities Young People Need to Graduate and Ever After
Recently, I have spent a great deal of time in Virginia. My organization, Jobs for the Future, is supporting the state’s education...
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1.6K► Reports2018 Gender-Expansive Youth Report
Human Rights Campaign and researchers at the University of Connecticut conducted a survey of more than 12,000 LGBTQ youth to produce this...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayHow Talented Kids From Low-income Families Become America’s ‘Lost Einsteins’
The Conversation Innovation is widely viewed as the engine of economic growth. To maximize innovation and growth, all of our brightest youth...
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2.2KNewsSurvivor Groups Fighting Proposed Sexual Assault Guidelines for Colleges
Students, survivor organizations and women’s advocates slammed the changes proposed to Title IX guidelines on how schools and colleges respond to sexual...
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3.1K► NewsmakersMarian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of Children’s Defense Fund, Steps Down
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), is stepping down effective Dec. 31, 2018.
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4.2K► Nonprofit ToolboxNonprofit, You Can Get Much More Utility From Your Data
I settled into the uncomfortable silence in front of about 150 nonprofit and government leaders in education. I had asked a question,...
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4.7KNewsChapin Hall Report Finds Homelessness Risk Assessment Tool Highly Accurate
As the number of homeless youths continues to grow in many large cities and small towns across the U.S., how should communities...
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4.6KGuest Opinion EssayHigh-quality Out-of-school Time Programs Are Worthy of Investment
Out-of-school time (OST) programs, offered after school and during the summer, are intended to provide youth a safe space to go with...
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1.5K► ReportsSpeaking Truth and Acting w/ Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate
The American Council on Education outlines the effective methods and lessons learned in the confrontation of college campus racial issues by using...
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2.2KNewsReport Pinpoints How Small, Rural Towns Create Success for Their Youth
Six common factors support upward mobility for youth in rural America, a report released today said.
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2.4K► NewsmakersNicole Taylor Named President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The embattled Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) recently named Nicole Taylor as its new president and CEO. She officially assumes the responsibilities...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssayGraham SLAM Coaching Helps Older Youth in Care Launch Successfully
Young people in the child welfare system, most of whom have experienced trauma and frequent loss, have all the same capabilities as...
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2.7KNewsMidterm Elections Could Be Positive for After-school, Youth Protections: Advocates
As the dust settles after the midterm elections, youth advocates are looking at the impact on young people.
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayStaff Development Must include Youth Development, Especially in S. Asia
Investing in youth from an early age can be a slow and difficult process, but its benefits can be far-reaching, especially from...
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2.0K► ReportsEffective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children
Author(s): American Academy of Pediatrics Robert D. Sege, MD, Ph.D., FAAP Benjamin S. Siegel, MD, FAAP Published: Nov. 2018 in Pediatrics Report...
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2.8K► NewsmakersRebecca Villarreal, Ph.D. Joins Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation as Dir. of Education Grantmaking
Rebecca C. Villarreal, Ph.D. is the new director of education grantmaking in the Community Investments Division of the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation...
