by Linda Barton, youthtoday.org
In 2013, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) became interested in understanding the school-to-prison pipeline based on the alarming statistics that we were seeing in Wyoming and across the nation about incarceration and detention. It was confounding … Read the rest
Pam Iorio, president and CEO of Big Borthers Big Sisters, was named as one of People’s 25 women changing the world 2018.
“I fell in love with Big Brothers Big Sisters because of their incredible work at the local level … Read the rest
By Stell Simonton, youthtoday.org
In early 2017, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America took on a program nationwide that pairs youth with police mentors.
Another mentoring program in Atlanta pairs teens with officers on horseback, the Atlanta Mounted Patrol, and … Read the rest
By Mike Garringer
National Mentoring Resource Center
NMRC is launching its first podcast series, Reflections on Research, which offers interviews with leading researchers and scholars about their youth mentoring research and how practitioners can use that information to improve … Read the rest
by Elizabeth Raposa, youthtoday.org
In recent decades, youth mentoring programs have grown exponentially in popularity and have received increasing support from both private and public sources of funding. These programs have helped ensure that more youth have access to a … Read the rest
By Lizz Schumer, New York Times
My first desk had an inert hand grenade in one corner and a notebook in another.
As a public relations assistant to Kathy Hochul, the Erie County clerk at the time, my job was … Read the rest
By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week Teacher
When new teachers get ongoing support from mentors, they’re better able to engage students and use assessment in instruction, and their students score higher on math assessments, according to a new study.
The study, … Read the rest
‘Mentoring young people facing adversity: exploring the intersection of theory and practice through the perspectives of participants and stakeholders’. An international conference hosted by Foróige in … Read the rest
Written by Justin Preston
MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership has just released its latest report, “The Power of Relationships: How and Why American Adults Step Up to Mentor the Nation’s Youth”. The report is considered to be “the most comprehensive … Read the rest
Written by Owen Covington, Elon University Staff
College graduates are significantly more likely to describe their undergraduate experience as rewarding when they have multiple meaningful relationships with faculty and staff during their time in school, a new Elon University Poll … Read the rest
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