Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Diversity

Erasing the Colors of Violence

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:31:25 -0600

Start: Apr 1 2006 - 9:00am

End: Apr 1 2006 - 3:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) is holding its 10th annual summit in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The High Schools Hispanics Attend

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:24:49 -0600

Hispanic youths are much more likely than white or black youths to attend public high schools that are large, that have a high student-to-teacher ratio, and that have a substantial proportion of students who come from relatively poor families, all characteristics associated with lower student performance, reports the Pew Hispanic Center.

Looking to the Future: Voluntary K-12 School Integration Manual

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:45:25 -0500

Here's a clear, accurate and easy-to-use manual for parents, teachers, and advocates working to eliminate persistent vestiges of racial discrimination in American schools, fifty years after the landmark Brown v.

Native Village Publications Foundation

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:13:36 -0500

NATIVE VILLAGE website was created for youth, educators, families, and friends who wish to celebrate the rich, diverse cultures of The Americas' First Peoples. Each week we offer readers a current events publication: Native Village Youth and Education News or Native Village Opportunities and Websites. Each issue summarizes today's happenings in Indian country and is written in an easy-to-read format. Native Village also houses additional resources and information to enrich all lives on Turtle Island. Please visit, and sign up for our update reminders.

Linking the Child Care and Health Care Systems

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 11:27:30 -0600

Studies show that over time, children in poor families and African American and Latino children have less access to health care and worse health outcomes than middle-class or non-Hispanic white children. Public Private Ventures explores a number of strategies to use center-based child care to improve child development and health outcomes. Among them: training child care staff, providing a link to health services, and using the center to educate parents about healthy development and health coverage programs.

American Indians on Reservations: A Data Book

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:10:03 -0600

Identified for decades as the poorest group in the United States,
American Indians living on reservations have experienced a decade of
"striking" economic and social change since the 1990s, according to the
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Census data on
15 key socioeconomic indicators -- including income and poverty,
unemployment, education, and housing conditions -- indicate that,

Children of Hispanic Immigrants Continue to Favor English

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:56:02 -0600

Is English losing ground to Spanish in the United States? Not according to a new analysis of 2000 census data by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at SUNY-Albany. English remains the language of choice among the children and grandchildren of Hispanic immigrants -- just as it did with European immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries. According to this study, 72 percent of third-generation or later Hispanic children spoke English exclusively.

Center on the Family

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:47:55 -0500

The mission of the Center on the Family is to enhance interdisciplinary research, service, and education that supports and strengthens families. Most often, our work focuses on the multicultural families of Hawai`i. Families are critical to the development of children, the well-being of individuals, and the strength of society. For these reasons, our programs and activities are preventive in natur

National Museum of the American Indian: Filled with Educational Opportunities

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:17:55 -0500

The newest, and presumably last, museum to win space on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. opens this week with much expected fanfare. Once the celebration is over, museum leaders hope to get down to the serious business of overcoming stereotypes and teaching kids about the American Indian past, present and future.

Spanish-Language Resources on Student Achievement and Educational

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:19:45 -0600

The Education Trust has launched a bilingual Web site to reach the 40 million Latinos who constitute the largest and fastest growing minority in America. The site provides reports and resources on achievement disparities and tools for communities to bridge the gaps.

Understanding "Lost Boys"

Thu, 19 May 2005 10:06:25 -0500

For many U.S. children, the experiences of the ?lost boys? of Sudan, child refugees from a decades-long civil war, might seem impossibly remote. But Pauline Gordon and Natasha Santos, 15-year-old staff writers at Represent magazine in New York City, could relate�thanks to their own experiences in foster care. Here's their review of the documentary, The Lost Boys of Sudan.

Passionate About Vouchers

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 22:27:05 -0600

The hard-fought effort to bring federally funded school vouchers to Washington, D.C. is often viewed as the front line in a national battle over school choice. But for Virginia Walden Ford, it�s local and it�s personal. Connect for Kids� editor Susan Phillips spoke with Walden Ford recently.

Young Poets Share Their Culture

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:16:40 -0500

Seven teenage American Indian poets recently found out what it's like to teach�and have an audience of pupils willing to learn. Now, they share their lessons with Connect for Kids. By Rob Capriccioso.

Reznet: 'Newz and Viewz' by Indian Students

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:14:22 -0600

The on-line newspaper Reznet not only helps more American Indian students get a taste of the journalism field, but it�s also a gathering place for Indian youth on the Internet. Wanted: Native Reporters, by Karen Ducheneaux, explores the need for more Indian voices in the mainstream press. And in Craig Henry�s A Native Voice, you�ll read about a student-run Web broadcast

Foreign-Born Parents, Native-Born Children

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:55:51 -0600

The nation's foreign-born population last year numbered 32.5 million, accounting for 11.5 percent of the total U.S. population, according to the Census report, �The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: March 2002.�