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Detroit's Disconnected Youth

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The think tank “Measure of America” has released a new study which analyzes the young adult population in the 25 largest metropolitan regions in the country—including Detroit. One of the issues explored in the report is “youth disconnection”. Sarah Burd-Sharps is the co-author of the study. She tells WDET’s J. Carlisle Larsen about youth disconnection is and the effects it can have on communities.

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