Youth Today
All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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1.7KOpinionThe path blazed by Karl Dennis — “Father of Wraparound”
Karl Dennis was a foundational thinker, key architect and persuasive advocate for wraparound services.
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5.5KOpinionWhy are we so afraid to let young people lead?
We say we want youth to lead, but we rarely let them.
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3.8KFrom the FieldQ&A: From anxiety to connection: How Wyman helps teens build social skills
Youth Today spoke with Williams to learn more about Wyman's Teen Connection Project.
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1.3KOpinionWe don’t have to choose which adolescent challenge to tackle. They are all linked to the same five non-negotiables for optimizing development.
Direct interactions with youth need all five elements to optimize impact.
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3.3KOpinionEducation and youth development are under attack: Now is the time to talk differently and act together
We have to build forward with a grounding in the evidence of what works.
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1.9KOpinionWhat is the next step?
We should build options for students to gain skills needed for alternative career pathways.
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2.2KFrom the FieldReimagining support for learning differences: What parents find in learner-centered environments
Learner-centered environments can help students with learning differences do more than just get by.
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1.8KOpinionInvesting in the OST workforce: Dreaming big and starting small
How do we support youth workers to ensure they stay in the OST workforce?
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2.3KNewsRefocusing on youth development: Changes coming to Youth Today
Our goal is to recenter Youth Today as the go-to publication for youth development.
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1.9KNewsJuma Ventures helps “opportunity youth” earn, learn and launch careers
Opportunity youth are young people from low-income households often disconnected from school and work.
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1.8KFrom the FieldField report: New opportunities to explore extended learning and youth development across the globe
Highlights from the Global Extended Learning and Youth Development Association (GELYDA) first annual conference.
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1.8KOpinionCan you legislate a collaborative, youth-centered vision of education? Iceland did.
Iceland passed the Wellbeing Act mandating that all youth-field professionals collaborate across sectors.
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2.4KFrom the FieldYoung people shine light on the path forward
Adults must step aside and walk alongside young people as they step up.
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2.6KOpinionWe surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health: What did we learn?
What we learned suggests school phone bans may have important -- but limited -- effects.
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1.8KNewsAmeriCorps’ work with students nationwide in limbo despite halt to federal funding cuts
No relief for hundreds of programs in Republican-led states that sat out the lawsuit.
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4.4K► NewsmakersNew executives announced at three organizations known for their leadership in blurring the lines between learning and development systems
Elena Silva, Philip M. Robinson Jr. and Jean Desravines step into new leadership roles.
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2.9KOpinionUsing digital devices to lift up and support adolescents
We must identify and bring awareness to how digital technology can support development.
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1.8KNewsIn Dallas, a Big Thought is brewing about how cities can help their children grow
Big Thought provides youth with opportunities to learn how to think and act creatively.
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1.5KOpinionYoung people are telling us what they want: Are you listening?
How does Camp Fire offer young people inclusive programs with purpose, learning and connection?
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7.7KOpinionWhat Netflix’s “Adolescence” gets wrong — and right — about ‘kids these days’
By the end of watching it, I wish it had been called "An Adolescent."
