By Angie Hunt Futurity Six decades of research suggest the effect of media violence on aggressive behavior is the same across different cultures. Craig Anderson, professor of psychology at Iowa State University, and a team of researchers in seven…
By Christine Mallinson & Anne Charity Hudley The Conversation There isn’t just one way to sound like a scientist, or to sound like a scholar. Scientists and scholars come from a wide variety of backgrounds and speak in different…
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Just one black teacher can boost success of black boys
Apr 6, 2017, 12:49 PM 0
By Jill Rosen Futurity Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate from high school and consider college, research shows. Further, having at least one black teacher…
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Educating children in Guatemala before they decide to migrate to the US border
Apr 4, 2017, 9:23 AM 0
By Carmen Monico The Conversation On March 8, 40 girls were killed in a fire at a home for abused youth in Guatemala. More than 800 children and adolescents were living in the home. In Guatemala, youth are at high risk of…
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Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Will Continue Under New Name
Jan 18, 2017, 1:07 PM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat President Obama has renamed the My Brother’s Keeper initiative he created to close the opportunity gaps faced by black and Latino males, hoping the new moniker will more accurately reflect its mission and increase the chances of its longevity….
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Next Administration Needs to Close Youth Prisons, Experts Say
Oct 25, 2016, 1:06 PM 0
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange WASHINGTON — The next presidential administration should build on the momentum researchers, advocates and policymakers have created to close youth prisons, experts say. They are hopeful a new report that lays out the case…
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Court Costs Can Push Kids Deeper Into Justice System, Report Says
Sep 12, 2016, 9:11 AM 0
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Fines and fees imposed in juvenile court can drive youth deeper into the system and their families deeper into poverty, a new report says. Every state imposes monetary penalties or costs…
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Making climate change part of the school curriculum, an interview with Bill Bigelow of rethinking schools
Sep 7, 2016, 12:49 PM 0
By Katy Farber Moms Clean Air Force It can be a confusing time to be a kid. People on the TV, internet, and radio say conflicting things — about climate change — with seriousness and determination. How hard to…
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Study Highlights Racial Disparities in Mental Health Services, School Discipline
Aug 17, 2016, 11:43 AM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Black and Hispanic children experience mental health problems at a similar rate than their white peers, yet are less likely to receive treatment, a new study of nationally representative data shows. The study was…
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Study: Severe Obesity Among Minority Children is on the Rise
May 3, 2016, 9:23 AM 0
SaludToday Latino and Black children have the highest prevalence of severe obesity according to a recent study, Univision Salud reports. Researchers analyzed data from 1999 through 2014 and concluded that one-third of U.S. children are overweight, 25% are obese…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat By offering cash prizes to Latino and black boys who read books, a retired Los Angeles school teacher is hoping to improve educational outcomes for these groups – one book at a time….
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Racial, Ethnic Disparities Stubbornly Endure in Juvenile Justice System, Expert Says
Apr 18, 2016, 3:23 PM 0
By Daryl Khan Juvenile Justice Information Exchange BOSTON — The video should not have come as a shock to this audience. If anyone is sensitive to the subject matter — how race and racial bias subtly and expressly…
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Rate of Psychiatric Hospitalizations Spike Among Latino Youth
Feb 23, 2016, 11:51 AM 0
SaludToday Blog In California psychiatric hospitalizations of Latino children and youth are rising at a dramatic rate, The Sacremento Bee reports. According to numbers by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the rates of psychiatric hospitalization among Latinos 21…
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U.S. speech and debate teams dig deep for material to overcome literary void of Latino voices
Dec 16, 2015, 2:37 PM 0
By Katherine Alanis Ramirez Borderzine EL PASO — For a while now, UTEP’s Speech and Debate team has faced a lack of literary diversity and its inaccessibility for use in competitive speeches and interpretive events. With a minimal…
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Young refugees who arrive at the border alone struggle in U.S.
Dec 7, 2015, 9:54 AM 0
By Alexa D'Angelo Cronkite News PHOENIX – Immigrant youth who arrive at the border alone and have no family to take care of them in the U.S. often struggle to build a life. Jose Montoya set off from…
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New study highlights toll of discrimination on immigrant youth
Dec 3, 2015, 6:29 PM 0
LatinaLista — Are young people becoming less kind with one another? Less willing to help each other? Most would say no. After all, one only has to look at the success of the many crowdfunding and social media campaigns….
LatinaLista — Campaign: Pine Ridge Holiday Toy Drive The poverty on Pine Ridge Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota can be described in no other terms than third world. It is common to find homes overcrowded, as those with…
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Peruvian 10-year-old gathering accolades from the United Nations to the Queen of England
Dec 2, 2015, 5:52 PM 0
LatinaLista — José Quizocala is only 10 years old and already this young Peruvian has accomplished more than most adults — and it only began three years ago. José first attracted attention at the age of 7 for his novel…
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States Need to Try New Ideas With Young Adults in Justice System: Report
Dec 2, 2015, 12:39 PM 0
By Sarah Barr JJIE States that want to improve the lives of young adults in the justice system face a tough task because of limited evidence about how to do so. But, states still should begin piecing together a…
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Maquila group tries to lure Reynosa kids away from a life of crime
Dec 2, 2015, 11:12 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian McALLEN, RGV – It could be tempting for the child of a low-wage family living in Reynosa to think that assisting a colonia gang leader by, for example, standing on a street…
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35 years later, Latinos with HIV fight for another kind of justice
Dec 1, 2015, 4:53 PM 0
LatinaLista — Thirty-five years after AIDS was first identified, the world has come a long way in understanding what it is, how it is transmitted, and how it has gone from being an automatic death sentence to one that…
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California School District Declares State of Emergency over Student Homelessness
Nov 23, 2015, 12:40 PM 0
By Eduardo Rueda La Prensa San Diego The San Ysidro School District on Thursday voted unanimously to declare a local state of emergency to deal with issues related to homelessness among over 1,550 of their students. The Board…
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Colombia flexes social media to combat country’s teen pregnancy crisis
Nov 17, 2015, 5:33 PM 0
LatinaLista — Children becoming parents is a prevalent problem throughout Central and South America. Some of these girls become parents through no fault of their own but as a result of rape or archaic traditions that impose a man's will…
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Crowdfunder: Sending Freedom University’s undocumented students on college tours
Nov 5, 2015, 12:51 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Send Freedom University Students on College Tour! In 2010, the Georgia Board of Regents banned undocumented students from admission to the state’s top public universities simply because they are undocumented. For all other state colleges, they…
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Video: Hearing the voices, understanding the pain of DREAMers
Oct 29, 2015, 5:16 PM 0
LatinaLista — Undocumented students, better known as DREAMers, have both a unique and common story. Each of their stories is unique because each has a family history unique to themselves. Yet, their stories share a commonality in that each…
