Posts Tagged Youth
Young People Put Off Joining Workforce in Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 27, 2017
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Young people are increasingly delaying their entry into the workforce, a trend that could have drastic consequences for what happens when they do finally get that first job. Michael Pope is digging into the numbers.
Five Billion Dollar Proposal to Tackle Largest Youth Incarceration Rate in World
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 27, 2016
Credit: U.S. Congress
Many young people are disconnected from school and work, a situation that some say can lead to a life of crime and prison. In Virginia Beach, for example, 20 percent of blacks age 16 to 24 are not in school and have no job. Now one Virginia congressman has a very expensive solution. Michael Pope has the story from Capitol Hill.
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From NPR News- Mississippi and Alabama face a painful recovery after storms and a tornado killed 26 March 26, 2023President Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for Mississippi early on Sunday. State officials said that dozens of people remained injured.
- After nearly 200 years, the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma reconnects with bison March 26, 2023Tribal members say the new herd will strengthen ceremonial practices and connect them not only with the animal but also with other Indigenous nations.
- Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions March 26, 2023The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.
- To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades March 26, 2023Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.
- A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library March 26, 2023The nonprofit, which has a mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," says it will appeal the ruling.
- Mississippi and Alabama face a painful recovery after storms and a tornado killed 26 March 26, 2023
- From BBC News
- Nitrous oxide: Possession of laughing gas to be criminal offence March 26, 2023Targeting the use of nitrous oxide is part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
- Children as young as eight strip-searched by police March 26, 2023Black children were six times more likely to be targeted than the overall population, figures show.
- Ovo launches energy deal below government price cap March 26, 2023The supplier launches 12-month tariff of £2,275, as falling gas prices finally start feeding through to bills.
- UK is poorer as a country, says Michael Gove March 26, 2023The levelling up secretary blames war in Ukraine and pandemic, but denies government is at fault.
- John Lewis: Ex-boss says changing ownership model would be a tragedy March 26, 2023Andy Street says the department store chain should not change its staff ownership structure.
- Nitrous oxide: Possession of laughing gas to be criminal offence March 26, 2023
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