Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth in the economy"
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1.7KNewsChild 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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3.5KNewsWhy 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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3.0KNewsIn 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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5.0KNewsWhite 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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4.2KOpinionHelping 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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2.3KNewsPresident’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...
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The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation – “Pathways Out of Poverty” Grants Program
Subject: Poverty, Education, Youth in Poverty, Community Development, Employment, Civic Engagement | Deadline: Ongoing
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The National Center on Employment and Homelessness (NCEH) – The Connections Project
Subject: Employment, Job Training, Homelessness, Youth Homelessness, Youth Employment | Deadline: Feb. 20, 2015 (Letters of intent due.)
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience
Subject: Education, STEM, Youth Development, Higher Education, Career Development | Deadline: Mar. 16, 2015
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American Apprenticeship Initiative
Subject: Job Training, Career Development/Training, Youth Employment | Deadline: Apr. 30, 2015
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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...
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America’s Youngest Outcasts – A Report Card of Child Homelessness
This new research report by the National Center on Family Homelessness finds that the number of homeless children in the United States...
