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The Kids are Alright (No Thanks to Us)

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So many kids these days can be outspoken and inspiring, with world-changing ideas they’re ready to put into action. But in truth, we’ve not been great to the youth of today, leaving many of the most vulnerable behind and leaving the majority ill-prepared for the travails that are coming their way. Though it’s tempting to leave them the job of building the future, we first need to make sure we’ve given them the tools.

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Youth Rise to the Challenge: Restorative Justice through Art

The Aspen Challenge presents three high school teams from Dallas and one team from Philadelphia who developed innovative solutions to issues that have chronically impacted the...

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2018 Festival

Deep Dive: Raising the Roof—Poetry Jam Session

The Poetry Jam Session brings together some of the nation’s leading young poets for a spirited 80-minutes of cross-disciplinary performance, collaboration, and discussion. Lyr...

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2017 Festival

Why Young People Need Global Education

The 21st century brings with it unprecedented global uncertainty, interconnectedness, and unimaginable opportunity. Yet many students in the United States and around the world...

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2015 Festival

Deep Dive: Get a Job — Youth, Employment, and the 21st Century Economy

More than 6 million youth are out of school and out of work, a situation that will have dire consequences for the nation’s economy and the fate of a generation. Meanwhile, the...

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Please Stop Telling Young People They are the Future

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2014 Festival

What the Arts Can Do: Engaging At-Risk Youth and the Justice System

How are the arts effective in correctional institutions and rehabilitation? And how can they act as a positive interceptor for at-risk youth before and after they may have ent...

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