http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/publications.xml?type=youth Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:31 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-April-2013.htm This periodic update for the field is a part of CLASP's ongoing work to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. It highlights policy happenings in education, training and youth development that impact black male achievement. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-April-2013.htm Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1230&list=publications In a single generation, our nation is faced with the prospect of losing over 132,000 black men and boys to gun violence. Moreover, for every black male who dies from gun violence, there are another 24 others who suffer non-fatal injuries - making the impacts of such violence even greater. In black communities, gun violence is about far more than reforming gun control laws and empowering law enforcement. Gun violence for young black males predominates in communities where residents live in concentrated disadvantage with high rates of unemployment, school dropout, and poverty. The absence of opportunities in these communities gives rise to criminal activity and the loss of too many young lives. Solving the crisis of gun violence in communities requires that America address the issue of concentrated poverty and geography. The rebuilding and strengthening of these communities through creating infrastructure to provide improved education and employment opportunities for black youth will significantly reduce issues of gun violence. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1230&list=publications Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1170&list=publications This periodic update for the field is a part of CLASP's ongoing work to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. It highlights policy happenings in education, training and youth development that impact black male achievement. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1170&list=publications Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-February-2013.htm This periodic update for the field is a part of CLASP's ongoing work to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. It highlights policy happenings in education, training and youth development that impact black male achievement. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-February-2013.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1208&list=publications Boys and young men of color in the United States face challenges in the areas of education, employment, and health. In the last several years, there has been greater focus on understanding these challenges and identifying potential solutions. While we know more about effective programmatic solutions, we still have much to learn about the systemic barriers that impede the success of males of color. Effecting policy changes in these areas will produce sustainable gains for boys and young men of color. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned CLASP to conduct a scan of these policy opportunities to inform the development of their Forward Promise Initiative. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1208&list=publications Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-December-2012.htm This periodic update for the field is a part of CLASP's ongoing work to advance policy and practice that will dramatically improve the education, employment, and life outcomes for youth in communities of high youth distress. It highlights policy happenings in education, training and youth development that impact black male achievement. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Keeping-Connected-Youth-Newsletter-December-2012.htm Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1169&list=publications The topic of poverty for children is quite timely. The country's recent financial troubles have increased the number of children and families in poverty, and that number could get bigger with the looming possibility of precipitous drops in funding for the social programs needed to aid these families. This issue needs to be raised and put at the forefront of our nation's budgetary planning. We need solutions that meet the needs of these families both immediately and in the longer term. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1169&list=publications Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Surveys-Technical-Report.pdf This report is a summary of the findings from over 500 online and telephone surveys with local practitioners and national experts in the area of boys and young men of color. They shared perspectives on which issues were most pressing in the areas of education, employment, and health as well as solutions for moving the work forward more effectively in communities. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Surveys-Technical-Report.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-HS.pdf Summary of roundtable discussion with national experts on strengthening education and employment pathways for males of color in high school. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-HS.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-OSY.pdf Summary of roundtable discussion with national experts on creating education and employment pathways for out-of-school males of color. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-OSY.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-middle.pdf Summary of roundtable discussion with national experts on improving education outcomes and pathways to employment for boys of color in middle school. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-middle.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-health.pdf Summary of roundtable discussion with national experts on issues of health for boys and young men of color. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RWJF-Roundtable-Summary-health.pdf Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1142&list=publications Our comments here draw upon CLASP's decade of policy work at the national, state, and local levels related to disconnected youth. We believe our comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education Request for Information on Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth will serve to inform the development of the Performance Partnership Pilots as well as federal cross-agency policy development and funding decisions that can address our current challenges, develop the human capital needed to fuel our economy, and unleash the untapped potential and talent of the millions of young people who have fallen through the cracks. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1142&list=publications Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CFYResponse-Docket-ID-2012OVAE0014-Final.pdf On behalf of the Campaign for Youth, a coalition of national youth policy and advocacy organizations focusing on low-income youth who are out of school and/or out of work, we applaud the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Education for its leadership in bringing attention to the unique challenges facing youth and for its thoughtfulness in gathering input from a broad range of stakeholders to inform its work around disconnected youth. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CFYResponse-Docket-ID-2012OVAE0014-Final.pdf Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1130&list=publications Although the national unemployment rate is dropping, unemployment in the black community remains significantly higher than the rate for whites or the general population. In particular, black male youth and young adults are up against a major struggle to launch themselves into self sufficiency, as unemployment in these age brackets is at an all-time high. Federal investment in employment initiatives has been insufficient, and few communities are engaged in targeted approaches to address the employment plight of black men. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1130&list=publications Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/WIAYouthHR4297-Final.pdf On March 29, 2012, Rep. Virginia Foxx, Rep. Joseph J. Heck and Rep. Howard P. McKeon introduced a Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization bill (H.R. 4297). This analysis looks at the bill's youth provisions. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/WIAYouthHR4297-Final.pdf Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Wrong-Direction-for-WIA.pdf On March 29, 2012, Rep. Virginia Foxx, Rep. Joseph J. Heck and Rep. Howard P. McKeon introduced a Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization bill (H.R. 4297). To help advocates and stakeholders, CLASP has developed a set of criteria for evaluating this bill and other proposals that consolidate programs offering workforce services to low-income families and individuals. In applying these criteria to H.R. 4297, CLASP finds that the bill fails on most counts. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Wrong-Direction-for-WIA.pdf Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Bird15U.Pa.J.L.Soc.Change2012233.pdf This article was written for the Journal of Law & Social Change for the 31st Annual annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium "Coming of Age Against the Odds: Advocating for At-Risk Youth". The paper lays out the magnitude of employment and education challenges facing youth outside the mainstream; discusses the influence of youth perception on program and policy implementation; highlights effective community practice; and includes recommendations for moving a national workforce agenda with local implications. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Bird15U.Pa.J.L.Soc.Change2012233.pdf Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1081&list=publications In his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2013, the president continues to draw attention to persistently high unemployment among the nation's youth and young adults and the grave situation facing disconnected youth. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1081&list=publications Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/American-Jobs-Act.pdf This CLASP analysis of the American Jobs Act examines provisions specifically aimed at those workers most affected by the recession as well as those struggling even before the economy turned sour. In particular, it looks at the $5 billion Pathways Back to Work Fund, which includes three elements that would create work and learning opportunities for thousands of disadvantaged individuals across the country. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/American-Jobs-Act.pdf