Being the oldest sibling and having a shy disposition isn’t an easy combination. Why? Oldest children are expected to be highest functioning and independent of all, to be more self-sufficient and mature than their younger sibs. They are continually frustrated with younger sibs soaking up their parents’ attention. Life rarely seems fair in their eyes,…
Long Beach Community College, USC Partner on Higher Education Program for Gang Youths
January 27, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—Gang-associated youths in the Long Beach area will get a helping hand to pursue higher education thanks to a nearly $1 million federal grant to Long Beach City College (LBCC) and the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education’s Pullias Center, it was announced Jan. 25. The schools will receive $990,000…
2 Years Into the Pandemic, How Much More Must Youth Suffer?
Commentary As we enter 2022, we approach the two-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s quite shocking for me; I was 16 at the start of this and I’m now old enough to be able to vote. Despite this gap of time having passed, it feels as though we haven’t progressed. A…
La Verne Residents Oppose Youth Facility at City’s Juvenile Camps
January 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—More than a dozen La Verne residents pleaded on Jan. 11 with the Board of Supervisors not to choose either of two local juvenile camps to permanently house offenders who were once in state youth prisons. This is the second board meeting at which a significant number of residents turned out—virtually—to attempt to persuade…
Social Media Key Factor Behind Rise in UK Youth Violence, Experts Warn
Social media has been singled out as a key issue amid the rise in teenage violence in the capital. Experts say disagreements are exacerbated when played out online, and that the amount of violent content has helped normalise aggression. It comes as the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Croydon, south London, became the…
Australian Government to Establish Online Safety Youth Advisory Council
The Morrison government is set to establish an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council to combat online trolling and hold social media giants to account. According to a media release on Wednesday, up to 20 young Australians aged 13 to 24 from diverse backgrounds will form the Council, which will advise the federal government on online safety issues…
OCTA Offers Free Bus Passes for Kids
ORANGE—Youths 6 to 18 years old will get free rides on Orange County public buses for the next six months in an effort to encourage another generation to use public transportation, officials said Sept. 14. The Youth Ride Free Pass allows youths to ride any Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus without paying a fare…
Teacher Warns of Troubled Next Generation; Tackling Digital Addiction
Today’s youth are shockingly unhappy and spending their time in some troubling ways, including deep inside their cellphones. That’s what Jeremy Adams says after 24 years in the classroom and in his new book, “Hollowed Out: A Warning About America’s Next Generation.” Then, in America Q&A, we ask if you think you spend too much time…
How Ideology Protects the Young From Ever Growing Up
Over the Fourth of July weekend a widely publicized poll revealed that only 36 per cent of the youngest demographic cohort polled, ages 18 to 24, were either very or extremely proud to be American. In all other groups, including blacks and Hispanics, the number who were proud to be American was over 50 percent….
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Today’s youth are shockingly unhappy and spending their time in some troubling ways, including deep inside their cellphones. That’s what Jeremy Adams says after 24 years in the classroom and in his new book “Hollowed Out: A Warning About America’s Next Generation.” Then in America Q&A we ask if you think you spend too much…