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Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African-American Men

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:39:33 -0500

CFK Reports From: Paths to Success: A Forum on Young African-American Men
Event: Forum
Organized By: Kaiser Family Foundation , The Washington Post and Harvard University
Where/When: Barbara Jordan Conference Center; July 18, 2006

Comedian Bill Cosby, armed with sunglasses and a tell-it-like-it is approach, joined a 16-member panel made up of politicians, educators, activists, and young men to discuss the issues and challenges facing young black men, and the strategies to help overcome the obstacles.

Oversight Hearing on Suicide Prevention Programs and their Application in Indian Country

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:40:01 -0500

CFK Reports From: Oversight Hearing on Suicide Prevention Programs and their Application in Indian Country
Event: Hearing
Organized By: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Where/When: 485 Russell Senate Office Building; May 17, 2006

The statistics are grim: American Indian youth have the highest suicide rate among all ethnic groups, a rate that is almost twice the national average, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. To address this issue, youth suicide prevention programs have been created to better serve the community. Two panels presented written testimony about their experiences, findings, and goals on suicide prevention programs to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Maximizing Civic and Academic Outcomes: Understanding What Works in Service- Learning

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:25:43 -0600

CFK reports from: Forum, Maximizing Civic and Academic Outcomes: Understanding What Works in Service- Learning
Organized by: The American Youth Policy Forum
Where/When: Washington DC, Friday, November 4th

Researchers, teachers and students discussed how service-learning is being implemented in various schools nationwide. They described positive results such as increasing student test scores and graduation rates in high schools across the country.

Faith and Youth in the iPod Era

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:13 -0500

CFK reports from: The Brookings Institution
Event: release of report: "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era"
Organized by: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Reboot, Brookings
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 11, 2005

The results of a wide-ranging survey on youth and religion were released today. The report, "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era," compares and contrasts the religious identities of 18- to 25-year-old Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Muslims. The survey was conducted with 1385 total respondents; Muslim, Jewish, Asian, African American and Hispanic youth were oversampled to achieve more accurate results.

Beyond Bilingual Education: Immigrant Students and the No Child Left Behind Act

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:39:42 -0600

CFK reports from: The Urban Institute
Event: panel discussion on bilingual education
Organized by: Urban
Where/When: Washington, D.C., December 7, 2004

At this panel discussion, a group of researchers and policymakers discussed the implications for English Language Learners (ELLs) and the schools they attend under the rules of the 2002 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.