Philadelphia Newspaper Focuses on Out-of-School Youth

Posted on December 6, 2005

The Fall 2005 issue of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook includes in-depth coverage of the situation of out-of-school youth in the city. Through interviews with 50 out-of-school youth and articles in English and Spanish, the issue covers topics like data shortfalls, zero tolerance, financial incentive structures, early intervention strategies, and the special circumstances affecting young people aging out of foster care and those who are pregnant and parenting.