
07/18/2025
🚨 Our systems for youth are under attack — and building back isn’t enough.
In her latest When Youth Thrive, We All Thrive column, Karen Pittman urges us to rethink and redesign the systems that support education and youth development. Drawing on decades of research, she outlines five bold shifts to help youth thrive — from redefining learning to advocating for a new educational architecture that values anywhere, anytime, never-too-late learning.
Let’s value mentors, counselors, coaches, artists — the full learning ecosystem. Let’s give young people the tools and relationships they need to be productive, healthy and connected.
👉 Read the full piece: https://youthtoday.org/2025/07/education-youth-development-under-attack-time-talk-differently-act-together/