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All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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1.7KNewsSchools, Youth Development Programs Seek to Engage Students in Career and Technical Education
“We are more than six years into the so-called [recession] recovery, yet millions of Americans continue to struggle with finding a good-paying...
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayThe Race Our School and Students Didn’t Win: Aging-out of Adolescence
The year before we opened our charter school in St. Louis, another one had closed. It was a school for dropouts, ages...
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Grants
Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program Grants
Subject: Juvenile Justice, Reentry, Youth Development | Deadline: Jan. 4, 2016
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3.6KNewsDo After-school STEM Programs Lead to Science Careers? Should They?
Do out-of-school time STEM programs really lead kids into science careers? The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry plans to find out.
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4.8KFrom the FieldUniting Sport and Therapy on One Field
Children who participate in Doc Wayne’s Chalk Talk program are most often survivors of complex trauma. According to the National Alliance on...
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Tri-State Area Youth Art Program Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Arts Education, Education | Deadline: Nov. 20, 2015
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Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children?
This new report from ChildTrends sheds light on the often-undiscussed result of mass incarceration; how it affects the children of those in...
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2.7KNewsAtlanta survey shows teens’ top social media sites, after-school activities
The top three social media sites used by Atlanta teens are Kik, Instagram and Snapchat, according to a survey by VOX Teen...
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1.5KNewsLights On Afterschool Celebrates Fun While Highlighting Growing Demand
On Thursday, kids enrolled in after-school programs through a Washington, District of Columbia, parks and recreation department were exposed to pink slime...
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1.8KNewsLights On Afterschool Celebrations Recognize Programs Big and Small
The 16th annual Lights On Afterschool event is a chance for programs to show off all they’ve accomplished, through science shows, dance...
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1.5KNewsTwo Fields Come Together in New Center for After-school and Summer Enrichment
The new National Center for Afterschool and Summer Enrichment will work to increase low-income kids' access to quality after-school and summer programs....
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2.4KNewsSTEM Education Bill With OST Focus Signed Into Law
After-school programs are not a luxury but a valuable piece of the STEM education landscape, says James Brown, executive director of the...
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Grants
Education and Youth Development Small Grants
Subject: Education, Youth Development | Deadline: Ongoing
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17.2KNewsAfter the school day in Finland, play and more play
Finland made a splash in U.S. education circles several years ago after its students consistently posted top scores on international tests.
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssayCareer Pathways: Creating a Pipeline to Employment for Young Adults
In 2014, approximately 5.6 million young people were out of work or school, and the youth unemployment rate was double that of...
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4.2KFrom the FieldYouth Impact: High School Students Lead Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts
As part of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, peer educators and adult supporters at GUIDE in Georgia speak up about the impact...
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2.0KNewsKids Experiment With STEM For National Youth Science Day
About 400 elementary school students from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington filled a ballroom Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Building to participate...
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Grants
Chesapeake Bay Area K-12 Environmental Education Mini Grant Program
Subject: Environmental Education, Education, Youth Development, Civic Engagement | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2016
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Youth-Serving Library Support Grants
Subject: Education, Youth Literacy/Reading, Youth Development, Schools | Deadline: Dec. 14, 2015
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayWhy We Need to Rethink Our Conceptions of Adolescence
The paradox of adolescence is that the same changes in the brain that increase adolescents’ propensity toward risk also allow for enhanced...
