"A new study from the Schott Foundation documents the widespread failure of the American public education system to educate black males. The 2010 Schott 50 State Report on Black Males in Public Education indicates that the overall 2007-2008 graduation rate for black males in the U.S. was 47 percent, with half of states having rates below this. The report highlights New Jersey's Abbott plan, whose targeted resources yielded significant results: New Jersey is now the only state with a high black population and a greater-than-65-percent graduation rate for black males....

"America's Youth Councils Network is working with a coalition of national organizations to advocate for the creation of a National Youth Council. On June 30, coalition members had a West Wing sit-down with Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, to discuss their vision for ways to incorporate youth voice into federal policymaking.

"The Community Tool Box, a service of the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas, has announced the 2010 Out of the Box Prize program to honor promising initiatives that improve community health and development worldwide.

"Operation REACH's Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund, a youth philanthropy initiative that engages youth as leaders and empowers them with the resources to make strategic investments in their peers and their communities, is seeking nominations for the 2010 Youth Change Maker Awards. These awards honor outstanding young people between the ages of 7 and 25 who have shown exemplary leadership in recovery, education, entrepreneurship, and community service initiatives in the Gulfsouth region.

Global Action Project is "proud to announce the online publication of the Media in Action Curriculum. Download it now for free, then use it, share it, and adapt it! The curriculum offers new ways to make critical connections and tell stories that foster change-from exploring the role of media in social movements to community mapping activities, from the power and beauty of montage to the fundamentals of framing a shot."