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All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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4.1KGuest Opinion EssayPaths to Success for Young Parents in Foster Care
Research has shown that adolescent parenthood is far more common among young people in foster care than among their peers in the...
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3.5KNewsAdvocates Express Concern, Hope about Revolutionary Changes to Foster Care System
Recently passed federal legislation is revolutionary in its approach to reorganizing the nation’s foster care system, reform advocates agree, but some are...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssayInterns to Outcomes: The Post-secondary Experience in the Juvenile Justice Environment, Part 3
As previously covered, clear and timely communication, flexibility, plus a collaborative mindset are the essential elements of a vibrant juvenile justice or...
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2.3K► ReportsStill Hungry and Homeless in College
Wisconsin HOPE Lab discusses the worrying results of a national survey of more than 20,000 college students that found the problems of...
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2.1K► NewsmakersAndrew Delbanco is the New President of the Teagle Foundation
Andrew Delbanco has been appointed as the new president of the Teagle Foundation. He succeeds outgoing president, Judith R. Shapiro, in July...
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6.6KGuest Opinion EssayMichigan Can Do Better Helping Foster Youth When They Age Out
Michigan is considered to have one of the better foster care systems in the country. One of its major differences is when...
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6.0KNewsPowerful Stories Written by Young People Offer Healing Insights, Guide Youth Workers
Desiree Moore, 28, was taken from her home by the Administration for Children’s Services in New York City when she was 17...
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3.5KYouth VoicesDeclaration of Inner-Presence, From South Central Los Angeles
As kids we were told not to touch the stove or we’d get burned. A warning was enough for some, but others...
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2.6KNewsGeorgia Legislation to Help Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Sue Dies
Efforts to hold organizations accountable for child sexual abuse could be killed in Georgia on the last day of the state legislative...
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1.8KFrom the BureausAlton Sterling Decision Shreds Last Bit of Trust in Police, Community Says
It is easy to imagine that the scene Thursday afternoon in front of the Triple S Food Mart on North Foster Drive...
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1.1KGrantsCommunity Health, Safety and Development Program Grants
Subject: Community Development, Health, Safety, Environment | Deadline: Apr. 18, 2018 | Amount: $50,000 - $100,000
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12.0KGuest Opinion EssayPittsburgh Misuses Big Data to Target Poor Children for Abuse Investigations
One massive leak of middle-class Americans’ data seems to have the whole world in an uproar. A firm known as Cambridge Analytica...
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2.9K► ReportsRace and Economic Opportunity in the United States: An Intergenerational Perspective
The Equality of Opportunity Project released this report discussing the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau about the persistent and massive...
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2.5KFrom the BureausMarch for Our Lives Is Turning Point for Lifelong Activist, Energized Teen
The soon-to-be marchers, many of them teenagers, stood in the dark, shivering in the bitter cold, bracing against brutal winds howling off...
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3.1KNewsPhotos and Videos of March for Our Lives Around the U.S.
They came by the hundreds and thousands to Atlanta; Boston; Jacksonville, Florida; and New York: from babes in arms or strollers to...
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5.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Create a Culture of Play and Why You Should
Google recently explored its own practices to identify key indicators for employee engagement and effectiveness. Google’s Project Aristotle found that successful teams...
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1.4KGrantsSTEM Education, Career and Technical Training Project Grants
Subject: STEM Education, Career Training, Technical Training | Deadline: May 15, 2018; Aug. 15, 2018 | Amount: $2,000 - $5,000+
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3.2KNewsYouth Violence Shows How Necessary After-school Is, NAA Leaders Say
When NAA President and CEO Gina Warner stepped to the podium at lunchtime Tuesday at the National Afterschool Association Convention, she had...
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1.6KVideosIn Rural North Georgia and Southern California, Youth Leaders Talk Gun Control
With March for Our Lives rallies happening around the U.S. Saturday, March 24, Youth Today asked young leaders who participated in their...
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3.0KNewsDespite DeVos Claim, Data Show Effectiveness of After-school Programs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday repeated the Trump administration's claim that no data shows after-school programs to be effective.
