News in “Youth”
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November 17, 2011 - Press release
National Competition Selects 12 Libraries and Museums to Build Innovative Learning Labs for Teens
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the MacArthur Foundation announced the first 12 winners of a national competition to build 21st Century learning labs in museums and libraries around the country. Read More
November 7, 2011 - From the field
MacArthur and The New York Community Trust Support Hive Digital Media Learning Fund
They create and plan their social lives digitally and can find the right app for anything. But for all their perceived savvy, many teenagers haven’t begun to explore technology’s vast potential for learning. Read More
November 3, 2011 - In The Media
Born This Way foundation launched by Lady Gaga, MacArthur, Harvard
From The Christian Science Monitor
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November 2, 2011 - Press release
MacArthur Partners with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
MacArthur and Born This Way Foundation have partnered to raise the profile of issues related to digital media learning. Read More
October 25, 2011 - Publication
Survey Shows Strong Support for Juvenile Rehabilitation
Findings from a 1,000 person national survey about adults’ attitudes on juvenile services showed strong support for a system realigned around rehabilitation. Read More
October 11, 2011 - In The Media
Digital Library Aims to Expand Kids' Media Literacy
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October 3, 2011 - In The Media
Peace Project reaches out to troubled youths
From the Peoria Journal-Star Read More
September 30, 2011 - From the field
Chicago Public Schools Adopts New Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Chicago Public Schools adopted MacArthur grantee Common Sense Media's Digital Literacy and Citizenship Classroom Curriculum in compliance with state rules for annual, age-appropriate Internet safety instruction. Read More
September 29, 2011 - Press release
Engaging the Public Domain
The International Journal of Learning and Media devoted an entire issue to the changing relationships between learning and media across a wide range of forms and settings. Read More
September 22, 2011 - In The Media
ChicagoQuest Promotes Game-Playing at School
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September 15, 2011 - Press release
Digital Media & Learning Competition Provides $2 Million for Innovations in Digital Badges
Digital badges can be used to help people learn; demonstrate their skills and knowledge; unlock job, education and civic opportunities, and open new pipelines to talent. Read More
August 25, 2011 - From the field
New Law Supports Least Restrictive Sentencing for Youth
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law legislation mandating that juvenile court judges exhaust their least restrictive means of sentencing youth before committing them to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. Read More
August 12, 2011 - From the field
Video: The Education Crisis in Developing Countries
Rebecca Winthrop of the Brookings Institute, details the educational crisis for children in developing countries and its impact on the respective countries' economic success. Read More
August 5, 2011 - From the field
Assessing the Impact of MacArthur's Digital Media & Learning Grantmaking
Heather Weiss of the Harvard Family Research Project discusses her work assessing how MacArthur's grantmaking has impacted the field of digital media and learning. Read More