Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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52.7KGuest Opinion EssayWhy It’s So Easy to Troll Someone With Anonymous Child Abuse Report
When she first learned that journalist and Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King and his family were being harassed by a troll...
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2.8KNewsScience Center Brings STEM Instruction to Rural Arizona After-school Clubs
A science center in Phoenix is bringing training to educators and after-school clubs in rural areas of the state in an effort...
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3.7KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Need Cash, Not Just Opportunities, to Succeed
In education, we push “college for all” while wearing university swag and celebrating acceptance letters. We spend more time talking about who...
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2.9KNewsLocals Pick Up Providing Summer Lunches Where Federal Program Leaves Off
At the entrance to the weathered Eagle Point trailer park, a blue and red sign proclaims “free lunch.” Down a steep concrete...
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2.1K► ReportsYouth Justice in Europe: Providing Developmentally Appropriate Responses to Emerging Adults in the Criminal Justice System
As the diverse states of Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Vermont consider becoming the first US states to extend their juvenile courts’ jurisdictions...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayWhy OST Workers Must Disrupt Unhelpful Social Narratives
We used to warn children of “stranger danger” to avoid assault, kidnappings and other horrendous acts. However, we failed them with this...
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3.5K► NewsmakersFrank Baiocchi is the New Executive Director of the Johnson Family Foundation
Frank Baiocchi has been announced as the new executive director of the Johnson Family Foundation (JFF) after a lengthy nation-wide search. He...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayInside Info on How to Hire a Data Analyst for a Nonprofit
A comprehensive job description is a great first step when hiring a data analyst, but what often gets overlooked is the type...
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1.8KNewsOklahoma Nonprofit Labors to Increase Kids Fed in Summer
What if funds were available to support marginalized kids in your state but nobody bothered to use the money? That’s the case...
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1.9KGrantsHigh-School Youth Trauma Training Program Grants
Subject: Trauma, Education, Safety, Schools, School Shootings, Violence | Deadline: Aug. 27, 2018 | Amount: Up to $1,833,767
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayThat Time I Was on the Other Side of Restorative Justice
A referral came in from a music teacher in our high school. The music department was preparing for the Winter Showcase and...
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1.4K► ReportsStranded: How States Maroon Districts in Financial Distress
This new report from EdBuild shows how financially distressed school districts are left with no options for funding and are often at...
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayParents Need to Go Into Foster Care, Not the Children
It’s no secret the foster care system is completely broken. Yet, there is a way to fix it.
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2.9KNewsEmployer Sponsorship May Be Good Way to Increase Mentors, Report Says
A quarter of American adults are actively engaged in mentoring young people, and far more would be interested if they had more...
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2.5K► NewsmakersMarietta Rodriguez is Named the Next President and CEO of NeighborWorks America
NeighborWorks America recently named Marietta Rodriguez as its next president and CEO. The appointment is a promotion from within, as Rodriguez has...
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2.9KNewsMammoth Site in South Dakota Has All the Ingredients to Engage Kids in STEM
A resource in South Dakota straight out of the Ice Age has special potential for capturing kids’ imagination and fostering interest in...
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayToday’s Kids Need Currency That Buys Success in Tomorrow’s World
The world is changing in dramatic ways. Technology, along with political, socioeconomic and environmental forces are reshaping how we live and work....
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1.9KNewsSeminal After-school Report Marked a Pivot Point in Working with Youth, Creators Say
When Jane Quinn walked into the gleaming conference room at the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1990, its wide bank of...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayToday’s Immigration Policies Are Going to Affect Child-Serving Systems Tomorrow
On April 11, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors along the southwest border of the United...
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1.4K► ReportsEvery Child to Flourish: Understanding Global Perspectives on Improving Education
Author(s): HundrED Jessica Spencer-Keyse Frederika Warren Jamie Galloway Published: June 2018 Report Intro/Brief: “For many children around the world today, the education...
