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The High Costs for Out of School and Jobless Youth in Chicago and Cook County

June 12, 2017

This report, "The High Costs for Out of School and Jobless Youth in Chicago and Cook County," is the fourth report produced by UIC’s Great Cities Institute (GCI) for the Alternative Schools Network (ASN).

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Categories: Research Archive, Research News - Tags: Economic Development, Employment, Race Issues, Segregation, Youth, Youth Employment, Youth Entrepreneurship

Abandoned in their Neighborhoods: Youth Joblessness amidst the Flight of Industry and Opportunity

January 29, 2017

New report on youth joblessness commissioned by Alternative Schools Network for the January 30, 2017, hearing “More Jobs, Less Violence: Connecting Youth to a Brighter Future” at the Chicago Urban League.

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Categories: Research Archive, Research News - Tags: Economic Development, Employment, Race Issues, Segregation, Youth, Youth Employment, Youth Entrepreneurship

Program Models for Teaching Youth Entrepreneurship

July 14, 2014

Most entrepreneurship programs fit into three main categories: programs that emphasize an academic curriculum, project based learning and skills outcome, or business plan design and operations. But which is most effective?

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Categories: Blog - Tags: Alexander Linares, Youth Entrepreneurship

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