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May 21, 2013 | Flouting Convention

This week, we bring you a mix of voices and data ---- and voices on data. We kick off the Update with youth development expert Karen Pittman, who shares her thoughts on what it really means to engage a young person and support them in making an impact.

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Grant takes you through the basics of the Presidential Youth Council idea and how you can get involved.
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A coalition of youth gets all six New England states to adopt the Siblings Bill of Rights.
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Students make Washington state the second in the nation to include community service as a high school graduation requirement.
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In western North Carolina, the Cherokee Youth Council helped make recycling easy—and the law.
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In Nebraska, youth council members succeeded in getting a Foster Youth Bill of Rights enacted into law.
Why the data on the sexual abuse of youth in adult prisons has some experts calling for more research.

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