Live Chat: Connecting Youth to Job Pathways
More than 200 young people from all over the country converged online this week to talk about youth access to jobs, or the lack thereof.
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Young, With A Juvenile Record, And Looking For Work
Seventeen-year-old Andrew is filling out a job application for a Jamba Juice in Oakland, Calif. He’s making his way through the basics, filling out his name and contact information. However, question five posed a challenge. It was a yes or no checkbox which read, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?”
Jobstacles: Slam-Dunking as a Career
What’s the path to that dream job? How does one job lead to another? Youth Radio finds out in our…
Jobstacles: Slam-Dunking For The Warriors as a Career
What’s the path to that dream job? How does one job lead to another? Youth Radio finds out in our…
Where To Go After Dropping Out
In elementary school and junior high, I was a bad little boy. You could find me in the principal’s office…
Why No Aid for Certificate Programs?
Today, non-degree certificates are the fastest growing postsecondary credential in the country, and despite their proven trackrecord preparing students for…
Young Adults: Can You Picture Your Retirement?
Do young people even think about retirement? That’s what we asked Youth Radio’s Asha Richardson, 21, Sayre Quevedo, 20, and Ashley…
Wake Up Call – Finding Adult Success Requires Adult Responsibility
According to a 2012 study from the US Department of Education, high school graduates from low income households are 30…
Juvenile Intervention Program Seems More Invasive Than Helpful
A recent New York Times article explained a program in Harlem and the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York called…