Category: YOUTH
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Four ways a reimagined internship prepares students – and teachers – for the future of work
Even when pressed for talent, many employers are choosing to pass on entry-level candidates. In…
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Unmet demand for afterschool programs is painfully high: 3 in 4 youth missing out
October 23 marks the 26th annual rally for Lights On Afterschool, with more than 1…
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Q&A with Michaela Leslie-Rule on “How We See Us”
How We See Us The cover of “How We See Us”. Michaela Leslie-Rule is a…
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What back-to-school season reveals about youth in foster care — and the attendance crisis
Back-to-school season is supposed to mean excitement: new teachers, new goals and the comfort of…
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Is the youth development field confident enough about its contributions to learning to disrupt K-12 education?
The more time I spend with education leaders looking to reinvent, remake, renew, rethink the…
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Evolving with teens: Building programs to keep them connected through grief
Guided by our vision of a world in which it’s okay to grieve, Kate’s Club…
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From curiosity to action: Learn to engage youth in YPAR
Youth participatory action research (YPAR) is an approach to youth engagement where youth and adults…
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Cash, community, possibility | Youth Today
100 former foster youth received $1,000 a month for a year.How did it change their…
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Q&A with Michael Crawford, America Succeeds
Founded more than a decade ago, America Succeeds is a national nonprofit focused at the…
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From athlete to coach: A new ascent
In recognition of National Coaches Day, Madeleine (Mei Mei) Loh, a rock climbing coach and…