Community-AID

The Community-AID Lab partners with youth-serving organizations to develop and implement innovative and programs.

10/16/2024

Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, MI is the NPR Student Podcast Challenge 2024 high school winner for her podcast "A Relationship Behind Bars" about her father's incarceration.

Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, "A Relationship Behind Bars," is about her father's incarceration.

10/03/2024

When it comes to youth justice, New York has another opportunity to lead.

Mistakes made at an early age don't need to define a young person’s life.

09/20/2024

Detroit public schools adds another tool to combat chronic absenteeism: laundry machines

All Detroit public schools should soon have laundry facilities. Administrators hope the move will make a dent in chronic absenteeism.

09/12/2024

Old school buildings give new life to child care centers -
Unused public spaces are creating new slots for young kids and offering stability to providers and families

Missoula, Montana, has a shortage of affordable child care. But, like a growing number of communities nationwide, Missoula is solving the problem by transforming an unused public space — a closed school — into child care centers. As the projects in Missoula and elsewhere proceed, new ways of doi...

09/04/2024

How a Bronx program takes high school students inside cancer research labs

“Usually, these opportunities are found in other boroughs, like Manhattan or Brooklyn or Queens,” one student said. “It felt really nice to have a program here in the Bronx that gave us an opportunity to show our talents.”

08/29/2024

Transforming braille education could help millions of visually impaired Americans

For blind and low vision adults, the ability to read braille can be life-changing. Braille literacy is directly linked to higher rates of academic success and better employment outcomes for them. But there's a problem. The U.S. is facing a national shortage of qualified braille teachers and there's....

08/20/2024

Introducing new Ecological-Community Psychology graduate student and the newest member of the Community-AID Lab, Melody Zakarian!

Education: I graduated from Truman State University in 2024 with a double major in psychology and music and a minor in statistics.

08/15/2024

Louisiana district shows special education inclusion gains after successful partnership

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools and the PROGRESS Center partnership started with strengthening the IEP writing process.

08/09/2024

This Indiana educator created a literary journal for Indiana teens. Here’s why.

Munster, Indiana, teacher Ben Boruff created Perspicacity Magazine for students to share their writing and gain confidence.

07/31/2024

What Students From Rural Communities Think College Leaders Should Know

“Places that are less population-dense often don’t have the same resources that you would see in the city,” explains one college student who grew up in ...

07/26/2024

Boots on the ground: Topeka superintendent meets families where they are

For Tiffany Anderson, engaging with the community in authentic, unstructured ways is essential to understanding and addressing learning barriers.

07/18/2024

LGBTQ youth group gives q***r students in Detroit crucial space to express their ‘True Colors’

Some LGBTQ students in Detroit report a lack of support and safe spaces. One educator is working to change that with his youth group ‘True Colors.’

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