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How Talented Kids From Low-income Families Become America’s ‘Lost Einsteins’

The Conversation Innovation is widely viewed as the engine of economic growth. To maximize innovation and growth, all of our brightest youth...

Survivor Groups Fighting Proposed Sexual Assault Guidelines for Colleges

Students, survivor organizations and women’s advocates slammed the changes proposed to Title IX guidelines on how schools and colleges respond to sexual...

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Marian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of Children’s Defense Fund, Steps Down

Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), is stepping down effective Dec. 31, 2018.

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Nonprofit, You Can Get Much More Utility From Your Data

I settled into the uncomfortable silence in front of about 150 nonprofit and government leaders in education. I had asked a question,...

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Chapin Hall Report Finds Homelessness Risk Assessment Tool Highly Accurate

As the number of homeless youths continues to grow in many large cities and small towns across the U.S., how should communities...

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High-quality Out-of-school Time Programs Are Worthy of Investment

Out-of-school time (OST) programs, offered after school and during the summer, are intended to provide youth a safe space to go with...

confronting campus racial climate report; black youth activists protesting

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Speaking Truth and Acting w/ Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate

The American Council on Education outlines the effective methods and lessons learned in the confrontation of college campus racial issues by using...

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Report Pinpoints How Small, Rural Towns Create Success for Their Youth

Six common factors support upward mobility for youth in rural America, a report released today said.

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Nicole Taylor Named President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The embattled Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) recently named Nicole Taylor as its new president and CEO. She officially assumes the responsibilities...

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Graham SLAM Coaching Helps Older Youth in Care Launch Successfully

Young people in the child welfare system, most of whom have experienced trauma and frequent loss, have all the same capabilities as...

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Midterm Elections Could Be Positive for After-school, Youth Protections: Advocates

As the dust settles after the midterm elections, youth advocates are looking at the impact on young people.

youth development: Lonely Rejected Teen Boy in red shirt leans against wall

Staff Development Must include Youth Development, Especially in S. Asia

Investing in youth from an early age can be a slow and difficult process, but its benefits can be far-reaching, especially from...

effective discipline to raise healthy children report; parent scolding child

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Effective Discipline to Raise Healthy Children

Author(s): American Academy of Pediatrics Robert D. Sege, MD, Ph.D., FAAP Benjamin S. Siegel, MD, FAAP Published: Nov. 2018 in Pediatrics Report...

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Rebecca Villarreal, Ph.D. Joins Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation as Dir. of Education Grantmaking

Rebecca C. Villarreal, Ph.D. is the new director of education grantmaking in the Community Investments Division of the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation...

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How SRO Programs Can Actually Divert Youth from Pipeline

Like it or not, cops in schools are here to stay. The question is: How do we do it right? An important...

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NewsMatch Fundraising Campaign for Youth Today Begins

Youth Today is eligible for a matching gift opportunity from NewsMatch, a national call-to-action that support nonprofits like us.

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