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The
online youth resource
directory
provides a comprehensive list of educational, employment training
and support services for Kentucky's youth, ages 14 to 21. The
directory is an ongoing effort to make accurate information about
youth services available to youth, service providers, and anyone who
is interested. Youth service providers are invited to
participate by submitting information about their organization and
the services they provide. Disconnected Youth: Educational Pathways to Reconnection -- A CLASP Audio Conference Series Transcript. The Sixth Audio Conference of the 2004 CLASP Audio Conference Series, "The Squeeze: Helping Low-Income Families in an Era of Dwindling Recourses". Youth Rules -- Every year, millions of teens work in part-time or summer jobs. Early work experiences can be rewarding for young workers - providing great opportunities to learn important job skills. Today’s youth will be the workforce of the 21st Century. One of Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao's priorities for the U.S. Department of Labor is to assist America’s youth in preparing to enter that workforce. Find It! By Audience — Kids/Youth This page was created to provide a shortcut to information and services the U.S. Department of Labor offers kids and youth. DOL will continue to expand the links here based on user comments and feedback. So, come back often! State of the South 2004: Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education calls on the region to ensure integrated, equitable, effective public education to equip our youth for the economic, social, and civic challenges of the next 50 years. Much as we might have hoped, the death of legally sanctioned segregation has not yielded full equity in the education Southern children receive. Whether we become a high-performing, multi-racial society, capable of living together harmoniously, or we degenerate into a region marked by cross-cultural tension will depend on how well our public schools teach today's youth how to live, learn, and work with people who are different. An executive summary is available. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition - a nationally recognized source of career information designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. PEPNet is a system and an information base for identifying and promoting what works in youth employment and development. Learn more about how youth programs, policy makers, funders, and other youth professionals including Workforce Investment Boards, are using PEPNet to learn about and promote effective practices for youth. Promising Practices for Youth Violence Prevention in Schools - A new Web site provides information on best practices in preventing youth violence in schools. Developed by the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Commonwealth University Center for the Study and Prevention of Youth Violence, and the Virginia Department of Education, the Web site features a database of nationally identified best practice programs as well as promising programs that may not have yet been subject to rigorous study and evaluation. Visit the Web site at http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/vabp. Career Clusters - Focusing Education on the Future: Career Clusters link what students learn in school with the knowledge and skills they need for success in college and careers Read all about The Lane Report's exciting new publication, NEXT, Your Future After High School in Kentucky . . . now in every school in Kentucky. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD/Youth) - a source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. |
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