Youth Development

You only get one chance at youth, and events in childhood can set a course for the rest of your life. The preteen and teen years are formative in establishing…

David Leonhardt of the New York Times covered two major stories in education research during the first week of May. Together, they have strong implications for how those in philanthropy…

Sliding off their backpacks as they come through the front door of the local Boys and Girls Club, a group of students grab pool cues. Outside, children laugh as they…

The majority of English learner students in Los Angeles Unified district schools failed to meet state math and reading standards in the latest round of assessments, prompting parents to call…

The California Department of Education will soon announce the winners of a set of grants to local education agencies including schools, school districts, county offices of education and charter schools expanding or…

The help your kid needs in math might be right down the hallway. Thinkist is a San Diego edtech startup that helps schools set up and manage peer tutoring programs designed…

Despite decades of reform efforts, Black students’ educational experiences continue to be shaped by anti-blackness, the general or specific contempt for blackness, resulting in Black people not being seen as…

Amit Paley is the CEO and executive director of the Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. Before diving into the world of…

Infants whose mothers received paid family leave showed greater brain activity in their first three months, a new study suggests. In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a…

The pandemic upended “traditional schooling” and, in many aspects, what students saw as their role in their education. Our longstanding education system continues to depend on students “just showing up…

Central Michigan University has long been known for giving low-income, middle-class and first-generation college students the opportunity to earn a four-year degree and lead a fruitful life. But the Mt.…

Mental health challenges, economic insecurity, and parental abuse became a routine part of life for a staggering share of high school students during the pandemic, data released Thursday by the…