Youth Today
All posts tagged "learning"
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364OpinionManifest Destiny’s Child
Dan Warren traces a line from a famous 19th-century painting to today's well-intentioned but one-directional efforts to "fix" young people's lives.
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4.7KGrantsEducator professional development project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Teacher/Educator Support, Professional Development, Learning | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Sep. 15, 2026
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2.5KGrantsIndiana teacher/educator support and career renewal grants
GRANT FOCUS: Teacher/Educator Support, Mental Health, Creative Thinking, Teacher Burnout, Education | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Sept. 8, 2026
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507From the FieldThe Odyssey’s epic tale of productive struggle
Beneath the mythical creatures and heroic feats is a timeless lesson in how we as humans learn and grow through productive struggle.
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991OpinionYou might also like: The problem with learning styles
While it stems from a generous and well-meaning instinct, the popular focus on fixed learning styles can be more restrictive than helpful.
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1.1KOpinion“A” for… no effort: High school grade inflation
A recent Texas high school graduate on what grade inflation looks like from inside the classroom.
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2.4KOpinionEvery Connection Optimized: Four accelerators for activating learning ECOsystems where all youth thrive
A new blueprint identifies four accelerators crucial to constructing learning ecosystems and a workforce dedicated to thriving youth and families.
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2.7KFrom the FieldFlourishing in the Age of AI: Q&A with Courtney Garcia of LearnerStudio
Merita Irby speaks with LearnerStudio's Courtney Garcia about a new anthology exploring what it means for young people to flourish in the...
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3.0KFrom the FieldQ&A with Karen Pittman, 2026 recipient of the NEA Foundation’s Outstanding Service to Public Education Award
Youth Today's Karen Pittman, often referred to as the godmother of positive youth development, received the award on February 13.
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1.8KOpinionWhy agency, voice and coherence is the work: Supporting social, emotional and academic well-being and thriving in challenging times and contexts
From a developmental perspective, coherence is not something young people are told they are part of; it is something they feel.
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1.6KFrom the FieldThe overlooked link between literacy, STEM and student success
For decades, schools across the country have invested heavily in literacy reform. New curricula, mandates and funding have reshaped classrooms, yet reading...
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1.2KFrom the FieldOn program quality
Katherine Plog Martinez speaks with Thomas Akiva on how youth-serving organizations can ensure youth program quality by recognizing three key developments.
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2.0KOpinionFrom systems leadership to ecosystems stewardship: A next step for OST intermediaries?
The benefits of comprehensive learning ecosystems are vast, but a vital part of maintaining and stewarding them will fall on OST programs/intermediaries.
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1.9KGrantsSan Diego early literacy program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood/Learning/Education, Literacy, Reading, Disadvantaged Children, San Diego | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: Feb. 20, 2026
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2.2KGrantsMuseum project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Museum Support, Education, Humanities, Community, Learning | Amount: $5,000 - $300,000 | Deadline: Mar. 13, 2026
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1.5KFrom the FieldOn learning and meaning making
Katherine Plog-Martinez speaks with Kim Sabo Flores about how meaning making—reflecting on and making sense of experiences—is crucial to youth development.
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4.5KFrom the FieldQ&A: How service learning, done well, changes lives
Karen Pittman speaks with YSA's Scott Ganske about the current state of service learning.
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1.7KOpinionWe don’t have to choose which adolescent challenge to tackle. They are all linked to the same five non-negotiables for optimizing development.
Direct interactions with youth need all five elements to optimize impact.
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3.7KOpinionEducation and youth development are under attack: Now is the time to talk differently and act together
We have to build forward with a grounding in the evidence of what works.
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1.8KOpinionIn learning ECOsystems OST must be a champion of positive youth development
OST and youth development are not interchangeable. One is about place, one about approach.
