In 2014, Monsanto Corporation partnered with National 4-H Council to help inspire and develop professional skills among young agriculturalists. The Ohio State University created Fish Farm Challenge, which engaged more than 8,000 youth across eight states. Youth were taught about worldwide food insecurity and the importance of aquaculture. They…

One of the central tenets of the neoliberal world view is that there is no alternative to market-based societies with their focus on competition, individualism, and the abandonment of social safety nets and environmental protections. This vision has become the new common sense. As neoliberal policies and practices have spread across the planet,…

For Michigan State University Extension, the Berrien County 4-H Tractor Operator Program has provided tractor safety education to teens for over 30 years. The certification training satisfies current requirements for operation of a 20 PTO HP or greater agricultural tractor by 14- and 15-year-old youth employed on property "not" owned,…

The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation are proud to celebrate a fifth round of the MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards. For the past five years, we have collaborated to highlight the work of quality afterschool programs that support children, families and communities across the nation. This compendium is a compilation of four…

Data collected from interviews with sixty-seven black youths living in the riot area of Detroit, 1967, were jointly analyzed with earlier data. Results suggested a blocked-opportunity rather than an alienation-powerlessness theory of the recent rioting. (JM)

A COMMITTEE WAS ASSIGNED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAMS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. MAJOR CRITICISM WAS LEVELED AT BOTH THE INCONSISTENCY AND INADEQUACY OF MANY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS WAS THE IMPROVEMENT OF COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS. SCHOOLS TENDED TO DOWNGRADE VOCATIONAL COURSES AND CREATE…

AT A MEETING OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARDS OF THE 14 LARGEST AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS, CONCERNS WERE SHARED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION IN LARGE URBAN AREAS. A CAREFUL STUDY OF CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES WAS MADE, AND FINDINGS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS IN EACH OF THE CITIES. THE PROBLEM OF LIMITED…