The University of Minnesota Extension Center
for Youth Development has launched Youth
Development Insight, a blog in which our state faculty and educators share
their ...
As bullying-related suicides and violence grab national headlines, Washington, DC, is considering an anti-bullying law, following in the footsteps of 45 other states ...
As Congress considers reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, local officials across the country are stressing the need
for before and afterschool ...
Dan Bassil, a longtime leader of tutoring and mentoring programs in Chicago, reflects on approaching tutoring as a long-time process to engage at-risk youth, and ...
This summer, the Center for Labor Market Studies
anticipates that only one in four teens between 16 and 19 will have
employment. This means about 12 million of the ...
The Millennial generation is "stealing back the narrative" about what we need to solve the debt crisis and leave a strong, thriving country to our children and ...
Karen Pittman, the co-founder and CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment (which manages SparkAction), gave the keynote address at the Reclaiming Futures biennial ...
One in three kids in America is overweight or obese. This
video by SPARK (no affiliation with us) focuses on one of the solutions -
getting kids moving in school - ...
In response to Rachel Maddow's coverage of the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a high school in Detroit for young mothers and pregnant girls that is in danger of being ...
The Afterschool Alliance reports that many details about the FY2011 budget agreement have not yet been released, but as these details become public, there are ...
Every year, the Afterschool for All Challenge convenes afterschool
leaders and youth from more than 100 communities across the nation for a
two-day series of ...
Evan Elkin of the Vera Institute of Justice talks about why the difference is important - you can learn even more by viewing slides from and listening to the ...
Young people across the nation can find inspiration in peer-led
organizations making a difference in their communities today. One impactful
group, the Youth Dreamers, ...
EdWeek’s report on the impact of the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act finds that the $100 billion in recovery aid saved jobs and spurred state policy ...
Fifteen million troubled kids who need a mentor don't have one, according to
The Mentoring Group, which links troubled kids with responsible adults. In
Portland, ...
Voting for top questions to US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is now closed. To continue taking action, please visit the SparkAction Action Center and our ...
The Sierra Health Foundation's evaluation of their REACH Youth Program, an initiative to promote the healthy development of young people in the Greater Sacramento ...
