Youth Today
All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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1.6KNewsFreedom School Spirit Infuses Summer Literacy Program
Fifty summers ago, college students flocked to Mississippi to teach in Freedom Schools and take part in the Summer of Freedom.
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/24/2014
Juvenile Justice Georgia DJJ sharpens focus on re-entry. Illinois diversion program saves state $60 million on detention costs. Texas sees third leader of juvenile agency in less than...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/23/2014
Juvenile Justice Illinois adult transfer laws unequally applied against minority kids. Increased juvenile crime during summer months. Connecticut Commissioner of DCF defends decision to place non-adjudicated...
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1.8KNewsText, Talk, Act Draws Kids Into Mental Health Discussion
For the second time,Text, Talk, Act is engaging young people in a texting event to create conversations about mental health.
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayBuilding Strong School-Community Relationships
I recently attended a Community Schools Forum in Cincinnati that brought together more than 1,500 community schools professionals, including government officials, superintendents,...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/22/2014
Juvenile Justice Santa Barbara commission opposes gang injunction. Educating kids in detention is the next frontier of reform. Child Welfare Teen stowaway in custody of Hawaii’s child...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/21/2014
Juvenile Justice Clark County Nevada looks for better ways to deal with youngest offenders. Fort Lauderdale facing rash of juvenile burglaries. Raising the age in New...
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1.3KNewsStudy: OST Digital Technology Program has Impact on High Schoolers’ Grades
Can out-of-school programs help low-income high school students improve their grades and test scores? Little research has looked at programs at the...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/17/2014
Juvenile Justice Florida counties claim state overcharged for juvenile detention. Child Welfare New laws signed to protect Pennsylvania children. Work continues to form new protection agency in Arizona....
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/16/2014
Juvenile Justice Ways to stop criminalization of victimized girls. Transgender teen claims abuse while detained in Connecticut. Child Welfare U.S. senator seeks to improve child welfare nationally....
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640NewsChess Becoming Common Core’s Game of Choice
Howard County Library System / Flickr Chess is starting to become a major player in schools across the country — pun...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/15/2014
Juvenile Justice Kentucky juvenile reform bill moves forward. Child Welfare Georgia council considers governor’s privatization plans. Arizona advocates leery of state budget’s impact on kids. Education What’s wrong...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayAre We There Yet? Toward More Gender and Culturally Responsive Work with Male Youth
I’d like to correct a misconception that could hold back the much needed movement to empower male youth, and particularly boys and...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/14/2014
Juvenile Justice Feds and Ohio seek to avert lawsuit by working on juvenile solitary practices. Hate crime charges filed against teen allegedly involved in gang...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/11/2014
Juvenile Justice New York governor names members of commission to examine juvenile justice overhaul. Kids are not adults. Child Welfare Los Angeles authorities lambasted for “sluggish” efforts...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/10/2014
Juvenile Justice Dozens injured in Pittsburgh high school stabbing spree. Florida Christians gather to ask for better approach to juvenile delinquency. Child Welfare Associate Director...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/08/2014
Juvenile Justice Using civil citations to keep kids’ records clean. New Connecticut girls’ detention center. Child Welfare Pennsylvania governor signs three new laws to strengthen protections following...
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535Guest Opinion EssayCommon Core Support in Out-of-School Time: Must We Start Over?
Last week, I sat with 20 other Out-of-School-Time (OST) professionals at the quarterly meeting of the California Afterschool Network’s Leadership Team. Support...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/07/2014
Juvenile Justice Texas lawmakers seek to raise age to 18 for adult charges. Child Welfare New strategy in Maryland for abuse and neglect cases. Arizona...
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Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Top Headlines 04/04/2014
Juvenile Justice California supreme court rules in two juvenile cases. New Jersey youth crime rate reaches new low. Child Welfare New Mexico governor announces changes to child welfare....
