Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayRethinking Meaning of ‘Justice’ for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
What does “justice” look like for young people experiencing homelessness in the United States? As one of the wealthiest nations in the...
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2.7K► ReportsFamily Instability and Children’s Social Development
Child Trends takes a statistical look at the role family instability has in children's social development.
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1.8KNewsSummer Camp Part of Year-round Farm for Youngsters in Georgia
The last week of summer camp, students began boiling milk on Monday. They stood over a stove in the family and consumer...
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5.9KGuest Opinion EssayWant to Prevent Child Abuse? Behold the Transformative Power Of Cash
Half a century ago, as the Vietnam War still raged, President Nixon began bombing neighboring Cambodia — without bothering to mention it...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayChild Welfare Needs to Embrace Youth Potential While Changing Its Own Systems
We have all heard the labels, and sometimes used them ourselves: Foster youth. Special needs kid. Delinquent. Homeless youth.
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3.5KFrom the BureausA New York Trans Woman’s Journey: Trauma and Homelessness, Sex Work to Survive
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
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2.5KNewsQ&A: Washington State Needs to Invest in Resources to Help Youth Before They Become Homeless
End youth homelessness. Achieve zero youth detention. Stop jailing runaways. Ensure kids don’t leave detention to end up homeless.
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4.9KGuest Opinion EssayThese Tools Help Coach College Youth Aged Out of Foster Care to Develop Relationships
What does it take to engage students who age out of foster care into supportive relationships on the college campus? It helps...
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3.0K► ReportsBeyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies & Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color w/ Disabilities
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...
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3.2KNewsUpward Bound Gives High Schoolers Boost With Summer Program of Drones
Kayla Linard stood high in the balcony of the Kennesaw State University gymnasium in Marietta, Ga., holding a white remote control device.
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayGun Violence Education in Medical School Holds Opportunity for Impact
On Oct. 1, 2017, a 64-year-old man brought 14 AR-15 rifles, eight AR-10 rifles, a bolt-action rifle and a revolver with more...
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5.4K► NewsmakersAdewale Adeyemo to Lead the Obama Foundation as its First President
The Obama Foundation recently announced Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo as its first president.
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayResistance to Change: Equity Is Crucial Issue for Out-of-school Time
A group of out-of-school time professionals at the 2019 National AfterSchool Association convention in June facilitated a two-hour Leadership Institute, an opportunity...
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2.4KNewsGlobal Kids Summer Program Opens Students’ Eyes to Foreign Affairs
What if you were a member of the National Security Council and learned that a foreign country could be building nuclear weapons...
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2.6KGrantsDisadvantaged Community Youth Skate Park Project Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Safety, Community Development | Amount: $1,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Sept. 3, 2019
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayLos Angeles Youth Experiencing Homelessness Need Mindfulness, Yoga
Mindfulness and yoga are important factors in ending youth homelessness. I realize this is a bold sentence to write and has the...
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4.0KNewsYouth in Foster Care Navigate Challenges As They Look Toward College
Julia, 16, a high school senior in Alpharetta, Ga., knows where she wants to go to college: It’s Georgia State University in...
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayHow Youth Voices Can Help Us Keep Kids Away From the Juvenile Justice System
Statistics recently released by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice illustrate a grim reality for the outcomes of most individuals who have...
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2.4KFrom the BureausHomeless and Queer: A Vampire in Brooklyn
Faith Alastair’s experience with homelessness is the first of three stories on LGBTQ homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New York...
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10.8K► ReportsCrime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics uses data gathered from the latest School Survey on Crime and Safety to present an overview...
