All posts tagged "OST"

Substance Use among 12th Grade Aged Youths by Dropout Status

Top Headlines 2/27

Juvenile Justice According to a new study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation Tennessee saw a 66 percent drop in incarcerated youth...

After-School Cuts to the Quick

NEW YORK — Last year, the after-school program at P.S. 102 in Elmhurst, Queens shut down due to funding cuts. Without the...

Explainer: The Hard Numbers Around After-school Programs

Despite all the political rhetoric about the importance of a good education, you don’t have to look far to find evidence of...

Top Headlines 2/26

Juvenile JusticeClosed door program Girls in Motion opens new opportunities for female juvenile offenders. FLORIDA — New juvenile justice plan offfers smart...

The Myth of Dangerous Football

During the week of the 2013 Super Bowl, CBS reporter, Scott Pelley, asked President Barack Obama, “If you had a son, would...

Older Teens Need Flexible, Creative Programs After School

BALTIMORE – Whether taking care of siblings, working a job or just hanging out with friends, older teenagers have a lot of...

Top Headlines 2/25

EducationOhio would lose nearly $50 million in federal education funding if Congress doesn’t reach a budget deal this week.Study: Physical education at...

Georgia Advocates Highlight Importance of Early Education on Youth Development

“Children haven’t changed; but childhood has,” Bobby Cagle, commissioner of Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) said Friday at an...

Better Data, Public Relations and Collaboration Key to After-School Program Success

BALTIMORE – Kyle was shy and soft-spoken, a gentle boy who would express immediate regret if he acted out in front of...

Book Review: ‘Vicious: True Stories by Teens about Bullying’

This anthology of 21 true stories by teens in Youth Communication’s highly regarded New York City writing program boasts a stylish new...

New Report Proposes Financial Aid Reform to Benefit Low-Income Students

A new report released by the Center for Law and Social Policy’s (CLASP) Center on Postsecondary and Economic Success (C-PES) argues that...

Top Headlines 2/21

Mental Health A report compiled by an advisory committee to the National Science Foundation (NSF) details three major risk factors associated with...

UPDATED: National After-School Conference Kicks Off in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — Nearly 400 people, including mayors, city officials, educators and nonprofit workers, are in Baltimore for two days this week to...

Accreditation Threat May Trigger Upheaval in Major GA School District

The threat of losing accreditation has jolted one of the nation’s largest school systems, as school board members in DeKalb County, Ga.,...

Fledgling NJ Program Paves a Path from Corrections to College

Prison-to-college initiatives might become more common in United States A little more than a decade ago, then-22-year-old Danny Feliciano stood at the...

Education Experts Tackle ‘Cage-Busting Leadership’ in Washington

At an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) panel discussion held Tuesday in Washington, titled “Cage-Busting Leadership in K-12 Education,” moderator Frederick M. Hess...

New Pell Grant Restrictions Hurt Community College Enrollment

Fewer people from the country’s poorest states are enrolling in community college since Congress tightened eligibility rules for federal tuition assistance through...

State of the Union Address Light on Youth Issues

“There is much progress to report,” President Barack Obama began the 2013 State of the Union address. “We have cleared away the...

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants