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What adults are missing about teens and screens

by Emily Weinstein and Carrie James
Aug 17, 2022
In a new book, two Harvard researchers reveal the complex social issues teens grapple with in today’s digital world.
“The stories that they were telling us not only stopped us in our tracks, but they made us rethink our own assumptions," says Emily Weinstein about her and Carrie James' surveys and interviews with thousands of teens about their digital lives.
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Summer jobs are plentiful. Applicants are not.

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 31, 2022
Summer tourism industries continue to face a worker shortage and climbing wages. Teenagers, especially, are in demand.
The American Lifeguard Association warns that a third of U.S. public pools could remain closed this summer due to staffing shortages.
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More high schools may start the day later ... because teens need more sleep

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 31, 2022
While pediatricians support a change, some districts say it would upend child care and work schedules for families.
Starting the school day at 8:30 or earlier isn't best for many students' ability to learn, but sending them home at a later time may disrupt family life.
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How a Kentucky teen is balancing work and her first year of college

by Andie Corban
Feb 3, 2022
Aneesha Edwards has a full tuition scholarship but still expects to take on about $10,000 of debt every year she's in school.
Aneesha Edwards, a college student, also makes time to work at a pharmacy. With so many Americans quitting their jobs, she feels workers, in many cases, deserve better treatment.
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Teens filled the worker gap this summer, but what happens when back-to-school time arrives?

by Amanda Peacher
Aug 19, 2021
Employers' flexibility can be the best way to both recruit and retain young workers.
School binders are shown at a Walmart store on August 04, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
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For this teen, working a summer job is about more than some extra cash

by Minju Park
Aug 2, 2021
Teenagers have been picking up more jobs during this year.
While some teenagers use their summer break to relax from the daily grind of school, many use the free time as an opportunity to pick up a summer job.
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Teenagers are flooding the hot summer job market

by Minju Park
Jul 19, 2021
Many employers are turning to younger people to fill labor shortages as business reopen. Two teenagers share their work stories.
The number of 16- to 19-year-olds who work jumped to 31.9% in June from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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What one teen worker is looking for in a job this summer

by Andie Corban
Jun 4, 2021
Aneesha Edwards in Lexington, Kentucky, is spending her last summer before college working in retail, where customer traffic is steadier than food service.
Aneesha Edwards, a college student, also makes time to work at a pharmacy. With so many Americans quitting their jobs, she feels workers, in many cases, deserve better treatment.
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Workplace Culture

Teenagers in search of summer jobs are in luck

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 1, 2021
A tight labor market has brought teen employment to its highest level in a decade.
So far, white adolescents have seen the biggest gains in employment this year.
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The pandemic as seen by a high-school senior and his older brother

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 17, 2021
“It's very easy to just stay in your room all day and not let anybody know what's happening to you,” says student AJ Williams.
CPA Michael Durant, right, and his younger brother, AJ Williams. The brothers lost their mother to COVID, and Williams is missing his freedom because of the quarantine.
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