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  • report

    Graphic: Latino Youths Optimistic But Beset by Problems

    A national survey finds that Latinos from ages 16 to 25 are satisfied with their lives and optimistic about their futures. They value education, hard work and career success. But they are more likely than other youths to drop out of school, live in poverty and become teen parents.

  • report

    The Millennials

    Who are they? How are they different from –and similar to — their parents? How is their moment in history shaping them? And how might they, in turn, reshape America in the decades ahead?

  • presentation

    Networked Learners

    How technology has affected the way “digital natives” search for, gather and act on information.

  • report

    Home for the Holidays… and Every Other Day

    Instead of traveling across country or across town for Thanksgiving this year, many grown sons and daughters will be coming to dinner from their old bedroom down the hall, which now doubles as their recession-era refuge.

  • short reads

    Have Gone Shopping Online

    Two thirds of online Americans say they have purchased a product online, such as a book, toy, music or clothing.

  • presentation

    The New Information Ecology

    Recent trends in Internet and mobile use and how information seekers come in different shapes and sizes.

  • presentation

    Teen Content Creators

    Slides about teen content creators, shown at The Power of Youth Voice: What Kids Learn When They Create With Digital Media.

  • report

    Teens and Distracted Driving

    Twenty-six percent of American teens of driving age say they have texted while driving, and half (48%) of all teens ages 12 to 17 say they’ve been a passenger while a driver has texted behind the wheel.