“Developing both of those languages well is very important for immigrants and for any kids of color," said Cynthia Garcia Coll, Brown University professor and developmental psychologist.
"When I first came, I was scared. There were many people from different countries, talking in their native languages, and like I didn’t really understand what’s going on."
Young journalists typically begin work on a radio project with enthusiasm and a basic idea for a
story.
But where can they go for help to rein in an idea, find the right interviewees, develop questions
or refocus a story idea that didn’t go in the direction planned?
“The research is pretty clear that youth who are in positive, long-lasting, intensive relationships do better over time in all of those areas we talked about: academic, behavioral and psychological,” according to Professor Jean Rhodes...
Blood centers target young donors for several reasons: Early donation often leads to lifelong participation, and school blood drives are very productive, studies show.
Prescription drug use has exploded recently, especially among teens. They comprise the second most abused drugs by 12- to 17-year-olds, behind marijuana.
Teens are notorious for being careless with their money, keeping wads of cash stashed in their pockets and wasting it on fast food and other frivolous purchases.
Before 2008, Janice Guzon never gave a second thought to good eyesight. Thumbing through magazines while doing research in the library that summer, she noticed that few people from Third World countries wore eyeglasses. She just assumed...
Open up the barnyard, kick out the hay,
“We’re the girls from the U-S-A.
“Turn on the radio, who do you hear?
“Elvis Presley doing our cheer.
“We’re gonna F-I-G-H-T, we’re gonna F-I-G-H-T, we’re...
Allison Correll, 18, likes to help people. She also likes to take photographs. When she joined Neutral Zone, she got to do both. Neutral Zone is an artistic teen center that gives teens opportunities to take up new hobbies and find new...
DreamYard is Chelsea John’s outlet. She became involved in third grade when the organization came to her school to teach art and she’s now a high school junior bringing art to others.
I will admit the plot is captivating—Brown keeps the reader constantly wondering what will happen next— but while the book does have a few unpredictable twists, in general it seems like just another version of the same formula.
It’s a scene often found in fiction: A desperate woman, alone and usually dressed in dingy clothes, places an infant, swathed in a blanket, on the stoop of a building.
Fawna Racine, 19, went from almost dropping out of high school to creating her own group, finding her own voice, and making her own mark on her school.
The health of young people is always a cause for concern, whether it be childhood obesity, tobacco and alcohol use, teen pregnancy or serious automobile accidents.
The cafeteria was filled with about 200 students. The Northwest High School principal sat in the rear; stretching to either side of him were faculty and staff.
Paper Towns is the story of Quentin Jacobsen, a lower rung on the high school social ladder who hangs out mostly with the band geeks. Quentin, or Q, isn’t very sociable, and doesn’t stray far from his tight-knit group, which includes...
The Philadelphia Student Union was founded in 1995 by a group of students concerned about the quality of their educations. Soon, other neighborhood students joined in search of better supplies, teachers and environments at their schools.
Ever since school was made compulsory for American children in the early 20th century, efforts at reform rarely included input from youth. But that is changing, as U.S. institutions are beginning to value the opinions of youth, and as...
This summer, Y-Press and Second Story hit the pavement on the city’s Eastside. Their goal was to create audio slideshows to tell the stories of the neighborhood through their eyes.
In this series, five Y-Press journalists explore the relationships between minority youth and the police in the Indianapolis area. Over the last several months, the team interviewed teens involved with 100 Black Men, the Latino Collective...
Because of the recession, adults have become less concerned about the environment, according to nationwide polls by Gallup and the Pew Research Center earlier this year. Thankfully, kids across the country are taking up the slack.
Misconceptions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church, have abounded ever since the Book of Mormon was published in 1830. Since then, Mormons have suffered not only teasing but also ridicule and persecution as...
Scientific studies have found volunteering actually makes people happier and healthier. Last year 61 million Americans volunteered 8.1 billion hours of community service. That‘s nearly $158 billion in donated labor and happiness.
Throughout the presidential election season, Barack Obama has been cited for his success in energizing young people, engaging them in the civic process as never before. Across the country, youth who can’t even vote are turning out to...
Last evening I spent nearly five hours inside the Xcel Center. While there were multiple speakers, it was former New York mayor and former Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani whom I would most like to meet. He was funny, honest...
While seasoned politicians resort to kissing babies or begging for corporate contributions to gain a national audience, a 15-year-old simply wrote 434 powerful words. Those words propelled her to a coveted speaking spot during the...
According to CIRCLE, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at the University of Maryland, more than 32 million youth ages 18 to 25 will be eligible to vote in the upcoming election. If 55 percent of these...
Much has been written and reported on the throngs of youth involved in the presidential primaries and caucuses. But will youth actually have an impact on the general election? Will activism translate into votes?
Jack Boeglin has been following Barack Obama since his speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. After doing some research, he decided to start a chapter of Students For Barack Obama at his high school.
Four years ago, Conor Rogers saw a need for political volunteers and created the New Jersey Teenage Republican Organization (www.njtars.org) to mobilize young people. Though it started out as a school club, it expanded to serve the county...
As the political gambits of the 2008 campaigns kick into high gear, involvement by youth is higher than in any election. According to the Pew Research Center, overall youth turnout - voters ages 17 to 200 for the primaries has increased...
Benin is one of the poorest countries in the world, but it also has been hailed as the poster child for democracy.
Between Nigeria and Togo, this western African country is about the size of Pennsylvania but has about the same number of...
E verybody has said it at least once, maybe while stressing over final exams or after a regrettable error: "I'm going to kill myself." But some people think about it seriously, and a few go through with it. Suicide is the third-leading...
Cellular phones have become a small, convenient and, for many, an inexpensive way to communicate. They also have evolved into playful gadgets that can take photos, access games, send messages and sport ear-catching ring tones. These...
When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder and director. Earlier that year, Hansen...
Sweet and optimistic, Katie Mahar is a typical 10-year-old girl. The Craryville, N.Y., resident is the youngest of four children. She jumps on her trampoline, listens to the Backstreet Boys and plays with her kitten, Pumpkin. She also has...
The Better Business Bureau estimates that businesses lose $16 billion each year to shoplifting. In addition, each family in the United States spends $300 per year to subsidize this loss to businesses. In a joint project with Y-Press, girls...
Life as a kid in Northern Ireland differs in many ways from a
kid's life in the United States. For one thing, in Northern Ireland, hearing an occasional bomb blast isn't unusual. From 1969 to 1993, 3,824 people have died in the conflict...
"The recent bombing in a Detroit bar has an estimated death toll of nine. ... The rebels in Wisconsin have reportedly claimed responsibility." Imagine Wisconsin and Michigan at war over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Every day you would...