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Tag: Youth
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Activists Make Last Minute Effort to Turn Out College Students on Election Day
With over 66 million people already casting votes for the 2020 presidential election, there is still a last minute push for college students to turn out on Election Day.
October 30, 2020
Students
Poll: COVID-19 Has Made Young People Question The Value of College
A new nationwide poll, with support from Equitable Futures, a project of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that 52% of youth respondents said they value college differently now than before the pandemic. The findings reveal that COVID-19 pandemic has greatly altered how Black, Hispanic, Latinx youth, and White young people from lower income […]
September 24, 2020
Students
Supporting Foster Care Youth in College
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (2018), approximately 50% of the 443,000 youth in the foster care system are children of color.
April 23, 2020
COVID-19
Love in the Time of the Coronavirus
The world is in a panic and chaos brews in the media and in the communities where we live. How does one make sense of and put words to this epidemic that has become known as the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
March 23, 2020
Opinion
Institutionalizing Support for College Students Impacted by Foster Care
Despite the growing national media attention, shedding light on the precarious experiences of college students impacted by the foster care system, they remain on the margins of higher education research, policy and discourse. The data are clear though. On any given day there are nearly half of million youth in the foster care system (of which Black and Native American students are disproportionately represented) who have been subject to some form of abuse, neglect, or concerns about safety and wellbeing.
February 19, 2020
STEM
Eastern Michigan University’s Program Digital Divas to Expand Through $500,000 Grant
GameAbove and Mr. October Foundation recently partnered to expand the Eastern Michigan University program Digital Divas by offering $500,000 in funding. Digital Divas aims to encourage more females to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees. Previously, the program only offered a yearly conference. However, with the new funding, it will now include summer […]
January 12, 2020
Native Americans
Report Details High Rates of Suspension for Native Americans in K–12
An examination of school district data in the state of California shows the statewide suspension rate for Native American children and youth is more than double the statewide suspension average.
September 16, 2019
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