Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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3.3KNewsYoungest Afterschool Alliance Lobbyists Ever Reassured by Legislators on Annual Funding
What began as a lobbying gala quickly changed into a pep rally as key congressional leaders assured after-school advocates that their cherished...
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2.2K► ReportsThe State of Preschool 2017
The latest edition of the National Institute for Early Education Research's annual report discusses the latest trends in public preschool quality, availability...
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News
Police in Illinois Are Helping Substance Abusers Get Into Rehab Instead of Arresting Them
Ronald Reagan didn’t start the war on drugs but he did his best to finish it. Law enforcement budgets soared, the jails...
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Opinion
Connecting Urban Youth With Nature in Cities Is Crucial
A connection with nature can offer unique support during the transitional life stages of youth. Today in the United States, most people...
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From the Bureaus
Los Angeles School District Fighting Trauma With Wellness Centers
It is the second-largest school district in the nation with more than 640,000 students enrolled. It spans more than 720 square miles,...
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Tanya Curren is a 2018 Inductee of Kennesaw State University’s Bagwell College of Education Hall of Fame
Tanya Curren is a 2018 inductee of Kennesaw State University’s Bagwell College of Education Hall of Fame in recognition of work in...
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News
Tulsa Groups Worked Together to Provide After-school for Kids During Teacher Strike
The Tulsa Opera, yoga teachers, magicians and first responders helped after-school providers shift into high gear to provide free, full-day activities for...
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Opinion
The Arts, Especially Theater, Can Be Savior for Foster Youth
Extracurricular activities and a social life may seem commonplace to most youth growing up in the United States. However, it is common...
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2.7KNewsHope That Undecided High School Graduates Could Become Thing of Past Inspires Minnesota Effort
Sparks flew in Russ Tesmer’s auto body repair class as a group of students practiced welding on an old car that had...
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1.8KGrantsEducation and Youth-Focused Community Support Grants
Subject: Education, Youth Development, Youth Welfare, Community Support | Deadline: May 31, 2018 | Amount: $250 - $10,000
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3.0KNewsThis Youth Development Consultant ‘Started in a Coat Closet’
Rebecca Fabiano is president and founder of Fab Youth Philly. OST Hub editor Sara Hill asked her a series of questions about...
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5.4KOpinionHelp Crime Victims By Committing to Restorative Justice
From the federal level to state legislatures across the country, criminal justice reform measures are a hot topic of conversation and proposed...
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2.7KNewsNY High School Students Pull Off Gun Regulation Forum for State Candidates
Jessica Moskowitz hesitated before she sat in one of the pews in the back of an Episcopal church. The 16-year-old is Jewish...
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2.1K► ReportsIndicators of School Crime and Safety: 2017
This latest issue of the annual report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics presents comprehensive...
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4.2KOpinionKids Need More Personalized Learning to Keep Them in School
I recently reconnected with two of my best and brightest former fifth-grade students; let’s call them Maya and Avery. While I have...
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6.0KOpinionHow to Find, Retain High School Students As Peer-to-peer Mentors
In a perfect world there would be a mentor for every teen who wanted one. There would be more for those teens...
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2.9KNewsUse SEL Principles to Create Safe Schools, Aspen Institute Urges
The Aspen Institute is urging making schools safer by using social and emotional learning principles. “Safety is about the absence of violence,”...
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7.5KFrom the BureausFor Underdog High School Football Team in Harlem, Fight Is a Way of Life
The weight room inside Frederick Douglass Academy in East Harlem, New York is nothing more than a repurposed classroom. The ceiling is...
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1.5KGrantsYouth Conservation Projects on Public Land Grants
Subject: Environmental Education, Youth Development, Civic Engagement, Job Training | Deadline: Apr. 17, 2018 | Amount: $90,000
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5.9KNewsSocial Media a Powerful Weapon in Combating Opioid Crisis, Reaching Teens
It used to be common behavior, but few would consider getting into a car with an open beer today. Public awareness of...
