Youth Today
All posts tagged "youth leadership"
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516NewsStudents want more civics education, but far too few schools teach it
Many teachers say they're afraid to teach these topics in these sharply divided times.
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2.2KNewsQ&A: How organizers are harnessing the power of young Latino voters
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez serves as executive director of NextGen America.
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2.0KNewsQ&A: This civics teacher wants his students to know — The government is made up of people just like you
Shaking President Clinton’s hand, “It just struck me, like, this is just another dude.”
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923► Reports“Youth Civic Empowerment” report released by YouthTruth
Are America’s public schools preparing students to engage in the responsibilities of citizenship?
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371GrantsYouth-led community project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth-led Projects, Youth Leadership/Development, Youth Mental Health/Well-being | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024
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966► ReportsExpanding education and employment pathways for systems-involved young people
Tackling the root causes of disconnection from education and careers with systems-involved youth.
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338GrantsManhattan west side community project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Youth Leadership, Arts/Culture, Food Access, NYC, Manhattan | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: Sept. 11, 2024
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903NewsHow colleges can become ‘living labs’ for combating climate change
The approach simultaneously educates students on climate change and reduces the campus carbon footprint.
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayThe need to reboot and reemphasize civics instruction has never been greater
The nation’s citizenship woes grow more consequential as people’s faith in democracy itself falters.
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449Grants
Conflict resolution, civic engagement and youth leadership team support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Civic Engagement, Democracy | Amount: $1000+ | Deadline: Feb. 27, 2024
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1.0K► ReportsElevating youth worker voice
A practical guide for organizations supporting young people in their transition to the workplace.
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1.9KNewsTeen turns walker wheel woes into new business
Rachel Solomon, 18, was the winner of a youth entrepreneurs pitch fest this fall.
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1.7KNewsYoung goat farmer uses YouTube to spread the word about raising a herd
Sylvia Smith found her true passion in goats at age 12.
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1.9KNewsToday’s racial, social tensions prompt a revival of yesteryear’s ‘freedom schools’
Some of today’s freedom schools enroll only Black youth, others a "racial rainbow."
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1.2KNewsVermont town to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections, after legislature overrode veto
The Democrat-controlled state Legislature overrode the Republican governor's veto of the Brattleboro charter change.
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954NewsNonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers
The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.
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1.3K► NewsmakersHolly Whitfield named executive director of the Deep Center
Holly Whitfield begins work immediately leading the Savannah youth arts and leadership nonprofit.
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1.5K► NewsmakersNational AfterSchool Association names 2023 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders
17 out-of-school time professionals from across the country were chosen.
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1.3KNewsYouth take lead in mapping heat impacts across communities
Across the country, young people are banding together to undertake surveys and create heat maps that capture their communities’ desire to mitigate...
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1.6KNewsMore students and teachers are being trained to triage gunshot victims
Last August, teachers and other school staff at Cypress Bay joined what the surgeon’s group says are more than 2.4 million people...
