Research

For many young people living in low-income communities, high school can be filled with concerns and anxiety. The excitement of learning in the company of peers, undertaking extracurricular activities, and planning for life after high school is diminished by the...

With schools closed, teaching and learning taking place online, and in-person after-school programs on pause, concern is growing about the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on students, especially those from low-income communities. It’s important to ask: what do...

COVID-19 and the measures implemented to contain the virus have changed all aspects of life. Social distancing has required schools to close and youth and their families to self isolate. The outcomes of self-isolation measures are vast: academic disadvantages due to...