Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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2.6KNewsNational 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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3.3K► 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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2.2KOpinionJailing 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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3.6KNewsVideo 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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1.9K► 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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1.6KOpinionTrump’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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9.1KOpinionTrauma-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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2.4K► 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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6.3KOpinionHow 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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2.0KOpinionRestorative 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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2.0KNewsCensus 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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2.3K► 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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2.7KOpinionWe 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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3.9K► 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...
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1.8KOpinionSudden, Lasting Separation From Parent Can Permanently Alter Brain Development
At birth, the brain is the most underdeveloped organ in our body. It takes up until our mid-20s for our brains to...
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1.9KEditorialMariah Charles’ Arrest Is Yet More Proof of Injustices Against Youth of Color
After it happened, the beating, the arrest, the sudden violence on the way to school, the high school sophomore wasn’t the same.
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5.0KNewsHow to Teach STEM and Have Fun With Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
When the cereal box slid down and dumped its contents in the toilet, the eighth graders cheered. They had successfully built a...
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1.6KOpinionCuriosity Is the Cure to Fearing Uncertainty, Refusing Risks
Uncertainty is an unsung hero. It’s one thing we all share in different degrees. As a culture we don’t cherish uncertainty. We’re...
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3.2KFrom the BureausTrauma of Her Violent Arrest Lingers, Even As Young New Yorker Beats the System
After it happened, the beating, the arrest, the sudden violence on the way to school, the high school sophomore wasn’t the same.
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3.3KFrom the BureausArrested for Not Carrying an ID on Way to High School, Young New Yorker Opts to Fight
Mariah Charles woke up on Tuesday faced with a difficult decision. Does she take a plea to a crime she didn’t commit...
