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Communications Success Snapshot: Placing Your Op-Ed 03/15/2013

A case study looks at the March 1, 2013 op-ed in The Hartford Courant and the two reports it covers: a great success in media highlighting important...

Video Tutorial: Free Social Media Clients 02/18/2013

Ever wondered how to improve your organization's social media effectiveness without a big staff or budget to devote? In SparkAction's newest how-to...

We Need YOUth: Inaugural Video Project 01/13/2013

Calling anyone under 24 to get involved with the CLC Children & Youth Inaugural Video project. What do you think President Obama and Congress...

Success Stories & Profiles in Action

May 9, 2013

Municipal Leadership for Children and Families in Small and Mid-Sized Cities

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National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families

The YEF Institute has published a new report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children, youth and families in communities with populations below 75,000. Municipal Leadership for Children and Families in Small and Mid-Sized Cities...

May 8, 2013

Native American School Dropouts Offered an Alternative

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About one in three Native American students in Montana will drop out of high school, according to a recent study. It's a statistic that's higher than the national high school dropout rate average, and it's also more than double Montana's high school dropout rate.

April 9, 2013

Program Evaluation: Out-of-School Learning Opportunities in Texas

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Texas Education Agency

An evaluation of the Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers shows that students in high-quality centers had fewer disciplinary incidents, were more likely to be promoted, and improved their reading and math scores on a state standardized test. The more that the students attended these...

March 19, 2013

Miserable Conditions & Low Pay: I Couldn't Wait to Start this Job

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Sarah Huff is one of The Corps Network 2013 Corpsmembers of the Year. She tells a powerful -- and humorous -- story of how a job of miserable conditions in a tough Corps job made her the strongest version of herself. This is her story in her own words, modified from the speech she gave at the...

March 16, 2013

Youth of Color Statement on School Safety

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Youth Justice Coalition

You Can't Build Peace with a Piece, a campaign organized by young people of color in the Los Angeles area, released this comprehensive statement and recommendations for addressing safety and gun violence in schools after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

March 15, 2013

Communications Success Snapshot: Placing Your Op-Ed

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SparkAction

A case study looks at the March 1, 2013 op-ed in The Hartford Courant and the two reports it covers: a great success in media highlighting important information and data around helping children and youth.

March 13, 2013