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Disconnected Youth Latest News
City Officials Discuss a Sustained Commitment to Reengaging Disconnected Youth (10/13/08)
Municipal leaders focused on sustaining a cross-systems strategy for reengaging disconnected youth, in particular high school dropouts and homeless youth, during a meeting as part of NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families Municipal Leadership for Disconnected Youth Technical Assistance Initiative.
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Louisville Mayor and Superintendent Team Up to Reduce Number of High School Dropouts (9/1/08)
Louisvillle Mayor Jerry Abramson and Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sheldon H. Berman recently teamed up with the America’s Promise Alliance to hold the Graduate Greater Louisville High School Dropout Solutions Summit, a first step toward increasing the number of high school graduates in the community.
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Disconnected Youth Network Leaders Visit Promising Initiatives in Baltimore
Members of NLC’s Municipal Network for Disconnected Youth (MNDY) Steering Committee convened in Baltimore recently to explore promising sustainability strategies for reengaging youth who have dropped out of school, are out of work or lack connections to family or other caring adults.
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Cities Support Transitions for Older Foster Youth
Cities such as Philadelphia; Corpus Christi, Texas; and New York are leading local efforts to ensure smooth, effective transitions for young people “aging out” of county and state foster care systems.
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City Leaders Explore Strategies to Reengage Disconnected Youth
Cross-system teams of municipal leaders, school district officials, and community partners from six cities met to learn about promising practices to reengage disconnected youth and to work on their own collaborative plans.
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What Cities Can Do to Turn the Dropout Crisis Around
Civic leaders in Philadelphia are working to build comprehensive systems that reconnect youth to educational opportunities.
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