Youth Today
All posts tagged "Feature Story"
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1.8KNewsTougher Rules Force Out Residents With Warrants, But Help Students’ Grades
ATLANTA — On the staircase outside his apartment at Summerdale Commons, Damien Small, 23, sat watching his 4-year-old son ride a green...
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1.4K► ReportsGetting to Work on Summer Learning
The Wallace Foundation releases the 2nd edition of this report offering comprehensive guidance and detailed recommendations on how to run an effective...
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1.9KNewsAfter-school Director Has Quiet Presence, Strong Purpose
Children are making mud in the after-school program at Willow Branch apartments — and it’s not a carefully crafted science project. They...
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2.8KNewsApartment Complex Tests Whether Stable Rent, After-school, Health Programs Can Change a Struggling School
Children shoulder their book bags as they stream out of Indian Creek Elementary School at 2:30 each day. They walk in twos...
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1.4KNewsAfter-school Teacher: ‘I Want to Help People Find Wholeness’
Kristin Hemingway sits at a card table in a tiny room behind the leasing office at Summerdale Commons apartment complex. Her big...
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2.4K► NewsmakersDr. Todd Sosna Appointed Chief Program Officer at Children’s Institute
Dr. Todd Sosna, Ph.D. is the new chief program officer of Children’s Institute (CI) in Los Angeles, CA. Sosna’s new role will...
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4.9KNewsCan After-school Program at Apartment Complex Turn Around a Failing School?
But 200 children lived there — one-third of Brumby Elementary’s student population. That year, something happened at Madison Hills. The complex was...
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3.9KNewsPublic Housing Increasingly Place for After-school Programs
Public housing is increasingly taking a role in supporting kids’ education, according to Megan Gallagher, senior research associate at the Urban Institute....
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1.4KNewsAfter-school Programs in Housing Complexes Less Visible, Face Challenges
Most after-school programs are located in schools or at community-based organizations. Those located in housing complexes are less connected to the larger...
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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayWhy We Created a Suicide Prevention Program That Uses Dance, Escape Room Scenarios
It is clear that suicide is a nationwide problem, but it seems especially so here in Utah. According to the Utah Department...
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2.3KNewsStart Your Planning Now for Summer Learning Programs, Wallace Report Says
It’s time to plan your summer learning program! Yes, the holidays are in full swing and summer seems far away, but school...
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssaySupporting Smaller OST Programs Reduces Opportunity Gap, Builds Equity
A good friend of mine, a middle school teacher before going on to earn his Ph.D. in education leadership, once told me:...
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1.8K► ReportsThe Prevalence of Parent-Reported Autism Spectrum Disorder Among US Children
This new report published in Pediatrics shows that the prevalence of children with parent-reported autism in the U.S. is nearly 1 in...
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2.6K► NewsmakersLeticia Peguero is New Vice President of Programs at Nathan Cummings Foundation
Leticia Peguero, current executive director of the Andrus Family Fund (AFF), will join the Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) to be its next...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayWhy Wyoming Is Using After-school Programs to Keep Kids Out of School-to-prison Pipeline
In 2013, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) became interested in understanding the school-to-prison pipeline based on the alarming statistics that we were...
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3.7KGuest Opinion EssayTrump Approach to Separating Kids Has Much in Common With Foster System
If there’s one thing that really, really upsets America’s child welfare establishment, it’s pointing out the close resemblance between the Trump administration’s...
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2.2K► ReportsU.S. Dept. of Education – Report on Rural Education
The U.S. Dept. of Education recently released this report summarizing the current state of rural education across the country. The report highlights...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow Ohio’s Restore Court Focuses on Helping Sex Trafficked Youth
Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) has recently received much needed attention, but is by no means a new issue. Researchers have...
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2.3K► NewsmakersSara Sneed Named President and CEO of NEA Foundation
Sara A. Sneed will be the new president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She succeeds Harriet Sanford on Mar. 1, 2019...
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3.2KGuest Opinion Essay10 Readiness Abilities Young People Need to Graduate and Ever After
Recently, I have spent a great deal of time in Virginia. My organization, Jobs for the Future, is supporting the state’s education...
