Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayOut-of-school Time SEL Prepares Young People for Workforce
The other day, I was speaking with a friend who works in human resources. She was in the process of filling an...
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4.0K► NewsmakersDeAnna Hoskins is JustLeadershipUSA’s New President
DeAnna Hoskins is the new president of JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA). Hoskins has been a leader in the justice system for years at the...
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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayCamp Leaders Have Chance to Help Young With Eating Disorders
I had the opportunity to work with a young girl named Aria last summer. While she was a little younger than the...
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6.0KGuest Opinion EssayI’m Not an Immigrant But I Still Fear Deportation
Like most children, I never realized the tremendous impact my father’s values and culture would have on me. My mother was mainly...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayExtreme Stress in Childhood Is Toxic to Your DNA
The Conversation The real danger of separating children from parents is not the psychological stress — it’s the biological time bomb. The...
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2.4K► ReportsYouth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2017
This report from the CDC summarizes results from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), including 121 health-related behaviors...
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2.5KNewsNational Summer Learning Day Features Geeking Out Kids of Color, Foreign Language Programs
The summer learning movement came into being after research in the 1990s showed that the academic gap between affluent and low-income students...
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3.2K► NewsmakersMonique Rizer is the New Executive Director of Urban Alliance’s Washington D.C. Region
Urban Alliance recently announced the selection of Monique Rizer as executive director of its Washington, D.C. region.
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayJailing Immigrant Families Is Just Incarceration By Another Name
“See, too, that girl of thirteen, weeping, yes! weeping, as she thinks of the mother from whom she has been torn!” —Frederick...
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3.5KNewsVideo Project Brings Together Urban and Rural Teens, Teaches New Skills
When James Hatfield, 17, left Campbell County, Tenn., to travel to the Bronx, New York, six months ago, he was nervous...
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1.8K► Reports2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
"The Casey Foundation's 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book warns that the 2020 census is mired in challenges... The Data Book also looks at trends...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayTrump’s Racism Coils Around Black Children, South American Immigrants
The weapon of incarceration that terrorizes black families has been turned against people from South and Central America who are fleeing unspeakable...
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8.9KGuest Opinion EssayTrauma-Informed Practices Mean Changing Our Mind
We’ve all been there: long day, long week, long month. And a youth in our program brings some challenging behavior to our...
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2.3K► NewsmakersElizabeth M.Z. Farmer is Next Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, Ph.D. has been named as the next dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Dr. Farmer,...
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6.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Deepen Your Mentoring Relationship With Opportunity Youth
As Oprah says, “A mentor is someone that allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone that allows...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayRestorative Justice Circle Can Lead to Greater Empathy, Vulnerability
Humans of Restorative Justice (HORJ) stories highlight the incredible individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are...
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1.9KNewsCensus Undercounting Biggest Danger to Children, Casey’s Kids Count Report Warns
Undercounting children under age 5 for the 2020 Census could have dire consequences for their public services, health and education, this year’s...
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2.2K► ReportsThe 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?
The 17th issue of the Brown Center on Education Policy's annual report on education focuses on the state of social studies and...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayWe Need to Help Immigrant Youth, Not Scapegoat Them
“Animals.” “Menace.” “Blood-stained killing fields.” These are all terms President Donald Trump used in a one-week period to describe undocumented immigrants, alleged...
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3.8K► NewsmakersJane Quinn of Children’s Aid & Nat’l Center for Community Schools Steps Down to Pursue Doctorate Degree
Jane Quinn, the vice president for community schools at the Children’s Aid in New York City and director of its National Center...
