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March 10, 2010 Forum Flash: March 10, 2010 In this edition of Forum Flash, read about the startling unemployment rates of black young men in Karen Pittman's Youth Today column, get a quick overview of the Ready by 21 Approach in "Bring Precision to Your Passion", hear a recording of the latest Ready by 21 webinar and more. |
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March 8, 2010 Youth Today: They Won’t Stay Outside Forever: Black Young Men and Unemployment  On Saturday, Jan. 30, Washington, D.C., got its second snowstorm in six weeks. Not nearly as big as the first (only 4 to 5 inches) – but big enough that school openings were delayed the next Monday. |
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February 24, 2010 Bring Precision to Your Passion: A Quick Overview of the Ready by 21 Approach to Data-Driven Decision-Making  Every community and state has dedicated leaders who have taken on the critical task of bringing diverse people and disparate efforts together in order to transform their community or state into a wonderful place to grow up. |
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February 17, 2010 Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary #16: Shining a Light on Supervision: Lessons from the Beacons  This commentary takes readers inside the world of the Beacons, to understand their approach to supervision. In it, we ask and answer the questions: What does good supervision of youth work professionals look like? How can we strengthen supervision in ways that improve practice and reduce turnover? |
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February 16, 2010 Strengthening the Youth Development/After-School Workforce  Despite major advancements in the field, staffing – everything from recruitment, retention, supervision, to performance – remains a major challenge. There is a need to reexamine currently held assumptions about what it will take to build a strong, stable, committed workforce. What incentives? What opportunities? What requirements? For whom? In what combination? |
Latest News & Events
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March 9, 2010 Strengthening Research on Youth Development |
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March 8, 2010 Ready by 21 presented at National Conference on Education |
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February 2, 2010 W.T. Grant Workshop on Mentoring and Career Development |
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January 22, 2010 Building the Capacity of Youth Development Researchers |
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November 16, 2009 Massachusetts Statewide Action Plan |
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October 28, 2009 Ready by 21 National Partnership Sponsored National Youth Development Conference |
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September 29, 2009 SAVE THE DATE: Engaging Youth in Policymaking: Lessons from State & Local Youth Councils Briefing |
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September 18, 2009 Thaddeus Ferber & Nicole Yohalem Interviewed by Y-Press |
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August 17, 2009 Karen Pittman Posts on Juvenile Justice Blog |
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August 17, 2009 Karen Pittman Named to Power and Influence Top 50 |
