Work-Life-School Balance Is High Wire Act For Low-Income Youth
For working class families, young people are often the default safety net.
Employment
California Adopts Statewide Ban the Box Law
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 218. Unfamiliar? Introduced February, 2013 by Sacramento Democratic Assemblyman Roger Dickinson. Bill 218,…
How A Teen Factory In Georgia Turns Out High School Grads
Students have to be at risk of dropping out of high school to land a job at Southwire. It’s all part of a program called “12 For Life.” Southwire created it in 2007, together with the local County school system, to try and improve the dropout rate and improve the lives of teens like Deriek Foster.
The College Board Takes On Career Readiness
Jean-Claude Brizard, Senior Advisor for the College Board, is charged with expanding the organization’s college-ready focus to include career readiness.
Live Chat: Possible Solutions to Youth Unemployment
Teen employment in the U.S. is near historic lows, yet companies report jobs going unfilled because they can’t find qualified workers. So how do we solve the problem?
Employing Young People May Prevent Violence, But Where Are the Jobs?
Summer is here, which means that high school students across the United States are looking for jobs. And as it turns out, there may be an added benefit for them, besides having extra money in their pockets. According to a study conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University employing young people may reduce violence.
Though the sample size is small — only about 400 young people from the Boston area — the study showed that participants committed about 50% less crime when they were enrolled in a job training and violence prevention program. In the initial survey, taken at the beginning of the summer, 15 percent of the young people hired claimed to have been involved in a fight in the last month. At the end of the program, this number reduced to 8 percent.
Amid Rising Tuition, Daily Show Urges Staying Out Of College
Is College Worth It? That’s the name of a new book by former Secretary of Education William Bennet and David…
Jobstacles: For Teens, Soft Skills Are Hard Skills
Three years ago, when Christian Hernandez was 16 years old, he recorded a joke voicemail greeting. It starts off with, “Hello. Hey! Uh, can’t understand you.” It’s meant to trick the caller into thinking it’s Hernandez on the phone. Eventually, callers hear, “Ha, voicemail! You know what to do stupid.” Now, at 19, Hernandez is looking for a job, and the greeting which started off as a joke for friends is now a liability.
Feeling Stuck Without A G.E.D.
I didn’t even know the meaning of the word flunk, I showed up at a 5th grade class and they told me I was still in the 4th grade.