Auteur: Joy G. Dryfoos

A community school differs from other public schools in important ways: it is generally open most of the time, governed by a partnership between the school system and a community agency, and offers a …

Seven million youngsters–one in four adolescents–have only limited potential for becoming productive adults because they are at high risk for encountering serious problems at home, in school, or in …

Adolescence: Growing Up in America Today is a follow-up to Joy Dryfoos’ landmark study, Adolescents at Risk. The new volume takes a close look at the lives of young people, identifies their problems, …