Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth in the economy"
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922NewsTeen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
With a tight labor market, teens can now demand more from their summer jobs.
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1.3K► ReportsEmpowering the workforce of tomorrow: The role of business in tackling the skills mismatch among youth
UNICEF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development discuss the current skills mismatch between youth and employers while providing a number...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayImprove Youth Employment While Maintaining Our National Parks
As major-party presidential candidates say they will focus on creating more jobs in America, one wonders why there isn’t more attention given...
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2.1KNewsService Programs Try to Launch Opportunity Youth into Careers, College
At Green City Force, transparency starts from day one for the young adults who are considering the environmental service program after hitting...
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2.4KNewsTech Training Program Reaches Out to ‘Opportunity Youth’
What if young adults without jobs could get free training in a tech career? What if they were provided with mentors and...
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1.8KNewsWhole Foods and Whole People: Detroit Food Academy Helps Kids Develop More Than Job Skills
Last year, 250 Detroit students attended an after-school program in which they shopped for groceries, chopped vegetables and planned food events.
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2.0KNewsChange 4a Dollar Teaches Much-needed Money Skills
In summer camp, kids swim, play basketball and take part in traditional camp activities. But about one-fifth of their time is spent...
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1.4KNewsChild Well-Being a Mixed-Bag in Still-Rocky Economic Climate, Says Casey Report
The 2016 Kids Count Data Book findings point to a need for lawmakers to pay close attention to the needs of children...
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2.6KNewsWhy Some After-school Advocates Love Competency-based Learning
After-school programs nationally are concerned with helping young people develop skills needed in a changing economy. Competency-based learning can mesh after-school and...
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2.4KNewsIn New Hampshire, Kids Add to Their Education by Leaving School
Schools in New Hampshire seek to engage students and reduce achievement gaps by offering extended learning opportunities, allowing them “to pursue their...
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4.1KNewsWhite House Rolls Out Summer Opportunity Plan
The White House this week rolled out a multi-agency plan to help more teenagers land summer jobs. The plan aims to give...
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayHelping Young Veterans Find Work after Military Service
Young veterans need support in finding and maintaining a job, let alone a career pathway with family-sustaining wages.
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1.9KNewsPresident’s Budget Proposal Aims to Help Youth Get First Job
The Obama administration wants to help young people land their first job, including those who have dropped out of high school. The...
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Black Millennials in America
The Black Youth Project recently created and published this comprehensive report meant to give a data-driven and nuanced perspective of the economic,...
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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015
The International Labour Organization takes a comprehensive look at the latest indicators of youth unemployment trends and shows that rates around the...
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The 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book
This annual publication by the Annie E. Casey Foundation uses an index of 16 indicators to comprehensively evaluate child well-being across all...
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Understanding the Geography of Growth in Rural Child Poverty
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Economic Research Service uses census bureau data to analyze and explain the sharp rise in the prevalence...
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The State Farm Foundation – Service Learning Grants
Subject: Youth Development, Education, Higher Education, Safety, Community Development, Youth in the Economy, Arts, Health, Environmental Education | Deadline: May 1, 2015
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Building Skills Through Summer Jobs: Lessons from the Field
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. commissioned this report which takes a comprehensive look at current data and presents a grim outlook on...
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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...
