All posts tagged "Youth Development"

Where the Boys Are

New York club gears staff, programming, approach to needs of boys and young men “We’re very proud to have been part of...

The Plummeting Labor Market Fortunes of Teens and Young Adults

Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012

After the Recall: Dangerous Products Remain in Homes

Beyond Bullying: How Hostile School Climate Perpetuates the School-to-Prison Pipeline for LGBT Youth

Innovative Ways to Engage Kids Displayed at National AfterSchool Association Conference

NEW YORK — If you’re a kid in Park Slope, Brooklyn, chances are you’ve stumbled into the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. What...

Award Ceremony Honors New York After-School Educators, Programs

NEW YORK — The tables at Midtown Manhattan’s ornate Cipriani restaurant, with its high, grand arched ceilings, were set with bouquets of...

Getting to the Heart of Education: Listening to the Whole At-Risk Student

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” —Aristotle Many at-risk students in schools are crying out for help...

National AfterSchool Association Conference Draws Educators to New York

NEW YORK — Thousands of teachers, administrators and other education professionals from across the country are gathering in midtown Manhattan Friday for...

Teaching and Learning: Achieving Education for All

Taking a Deeper Dive into Afterschool: Postive Outcomes and Promising Practices

Supporting and Caring for Our Gender-Expansive Youth

OP-ED: Social Media and the New Landscape of Youth Mentoring

A new report estimates that more than 4 million young people enter formal mentoring programs at some point, double the rates a decade ago....

Early Reading Proficiency in the United States

Survey: Young People Tell How Mentoring Helps

  “My mentor came into my life and provided structure,” one young adult recalled. “He took me out to play ball, just...

Ensuring Access to Mentoring Programs for LGBTQ Youth

The State of America’s Children – 2014

State Implementation of Reforms Promoted Under the Recovery Act

A longitudinal twin study of physical aggression during early childhood: evidence for a developmentally dynamic genome

Woman Takes Helm at National 4-H Council

Jennifer Sirangelo, the new president and CEO of the National 4-H Council. For the first time, a woman has become president and...