Youth Today

The Economic Crisis Hits Home

First Focus/National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth The nation's school districts are experiencing an upsurge in the number...

New Federal Mentoring Funds Coming; Website Launched

New solicitations for federal mentoring grants could be announced in the next few weeks and months from several federal agencies – although...

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Expanding Options: State Financing of Education Pathways for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth

National Youth Employment Coalition The report looks at how three "leader" states, Indiana, Massachusetts and North Carolina, are accessing public funds for...

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Educationally/Insufficient? An Analysis of the Availability & Educational Quality of Children’s E/I Programming

Children Now Commercial television broadcasters are required by law to air a minimum of three hours of children's educational/instructional (EI) programming per...

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Strategies for Success: A Plan to Align Out-of-School Time Initiatives with High School Reform

The report recommends ways New York City after-school programs for teens can be improved, and stresses the importance of collaboration between high...

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One Dream, Two Realities: Perspectives of Parents on America’s High Schools

Only 15 percent of parents of students at low-performing schools are satisfied with their children's education, as opposed to 58 percent of...

Poll: Most Voters Elect to Support After-School

A majority of likely voters support increasing funds for after-school program, according to a new poll commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance, which...

Finding Resources to Support Mentoring Programs and Services for Youth

The Finance Project 32 pages. Free. This brief explores three strategies for financing and sustaining mentoring programs and services: building partnerships with businesses...

News

College is for Poor Kids

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News

Growing Pains

Thanks to an ambitious initiative passed by its voters, California is the nation’s largest incubator of after-school programming. But the state’s...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

2008 Lights On After School

After-school snack? No, the children don’t usually sample the pickle juice at the Eureka Kids after-school program in Eureka Springs, Ark. But...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Banned Books, Chapter 2

WASHINGTON POST Conservative Christian students and parents recently gathered outside a Virginia high school to protest the banning of anti-homosexual books they...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Fred Long

Fred Long Youth Leader IIUCAN (Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network)Chicago(773) 588-0180http://www.ucanchicago.org Age: 29 Salary: $31,000 About UCAN: The organization is a multiservice nonprofit...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Been There, Survived That: Getting Through Freshman Year of High School

Edited by Karen MacklinZest Books96 pages. $9.95. Four survivors of the freshman minefield offer social, academic and practical tips. In “Learn How...

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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings After the First Year of Implementation

This mid-way evaluation study examines whether two structured, academic-focused after-school programs in reading and math could lead to better academic outcomes for...

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