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All posts tagged "Research"
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Beyond 4 Walls and a Roof – Addressing Homelessness Among Transgender Youth
The Center for American Progress outlines the unique social and economic struggles the ever-growing population of homeless transgender youth face across the...
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Grade Level: Tracking Online Education in the United States, 2014
The Online Learning Consortium reports on the state of the online higher education industry. They find that it has experienced its slowest...
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Closer to Home: An Analysis of the State and Local Impact of the Texas Juvenile Justice Reforms
This recent report from the Council of State Governments Justice Center and Texas A&M University presents findings which show that youth in...
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The CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention: Building the Evidence for Community- and Policy-Level Prevention
Subject: Youth Violence, Safety, Youth Welfare, Youth Development, Community Development, Research | Deadline: May 4, 2015
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A New Majority: Low Income Students Now a Majority In the Nation’s Public Schools
This new research bulletin authored by the Southern Education Foundation analyzes statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics, illustrating the troubling...
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Quality Counts 2015: Preparing to Launch – Early Childhood’s Academic Countdown
Education Week examines the policies and structures of early-childhood services and programs across the nation. Also in the report is a comprehensive...
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Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Research Network on Pregnancy-Related Care Program
Subject: Health, Child Welfare, Parenting, Youth Development | Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015
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Levels and Trends of Child Mortality 2014
In 2014, the United Nations Children's Fund and the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation released the latest iteration of its...
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The Mazda Foundation – Education, Literacy, Environment, Culture, Social Welfare, and Research Grants
Subject: Education, Literacy, Environmental Education, Community Development | Deadline: July 1, 2015 (Applications accepted beginning May 1.)
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Current Term Enrollment Report – Fall 2014
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center recently released this latest summary and examination of higher education enrollment statistics. They found, among other...
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The Solitary Confinement of Youth in New York: A Civil Rights Violation
A report prepared by the New York Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights which examines the legality and effects...
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Grants to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Designed Specifically for Young Males
Subject: Youth Pregnancy, Youth Development, Education, Research | Deadline: Mar. 3, 2015
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Back to School: Exploring Promising Practices for Re-engaging Young People in Secondary Education
America's Promise Alliance's Center for Promise summarizes and discusses the variety of ways in which educators, and those in other sectors, seeking...
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2014 Native Youth Report
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his administration recently announced the launch of a new initiative to increase educational...
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From Intention to Action: Building Diverse, Inclusive Teams in Education to Deepen Impact
The Koya Leadership Partners and Education Pioneers find that nonprofit education foundations, while espousing the benefits of diversity in education, often lack...
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Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration
This report by the Justice Policy Institute analyzes the costs and long-term consequences of states' juvenile detention programs across the nation, finding...
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Grants for Research to Evaluate the CDC Heads Up Concussion Initiative in Youth Sports
Subject: Child Welfare, Safety, Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Health, Youth Development, Research | Deadline: Feb. 24, 2015
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Training Our Future Teachers: Easy A’s and What’s Behind Them
The National Council on Teacher Quality collects data from more than 500 higher education institutions and finds that the majority of institutions...
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The State of the World’s Children 2015: Reimagine the Future
This year's edition of the United Nations Children's Fund's "The State of the World's Children" marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention...
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State of World Population 2014 The Power of 1.8 Billion: Adolescents, Youth and the Transformation of the Future
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) outlines the economic, social, and environmental ramifications of the fact that the world now has the...
