Youth Today
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947Georgia woman advocates for disabled rights after sudden accident
Marietta, Georgia, resident Marjorie Rogers suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2018.
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912One-on-One tutoring program bets big on teaching kindergartners to read
The early literacy training program includes daily, 15-minute sessions during school.
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601How Cuyahoga County picks attorneys to represent children
Six judges decide whether to assign the public defender’s office or appoint private counsel.
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1.3KThe mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support
WOW offers weekly meetings to students of all races who identify as female/nonbinary.
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1.0KUtah bills itself as “family-friendly” even as lawmakers have long neglected child care
Utah, with the nation’s highest percentage of children, faces a decades-long daycare crisis.
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847Illinois judge closes juvenile detention center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
The judge cited staffing shortages that made it difficult to meet new state standards.
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880New York closed psych beds for youth in crisis. Now, foster care programs and host towns are being pushed to the limit.
Kids with acute mental health challenges are on campuses ill-equipped to handle them safely.
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905Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? A network of NYC schools wants to find out.
Will an AI-powered tool that analyzes videos of teachers and offers feedback improve teaching?
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1.3KA campaign to prod high school students into college tries a new tack: Making it simple
An interactive website shows students how and why to continue their educations in college.
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1.3KLouisiana ponders policy changes with juvenile facilities at full capacity
Struggles at juvenile facilities make it hard to help the youths in its care.
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1.3KSchool clubs for gay students move underground after Kentucky’s anti-LGBTQ law goes into effect
Kentucky’s law, passed in March 2023, is one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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1.4KWill the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?
The family wonders how the Supreme Court college admissions decision will shape their futures.
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2.2KStudents could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later
Research shows sleep deprivation worsens memory, learning ability, attention span, creativity, and school attendance.
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1.8KCalifornia banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022: Study finds online stores are still selling them, even to kids
Nicotine in e-cigarettes can impair an adolescent’s brain development and can contain cancer-causing chemicals.
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2.6K7 AI trends that could reshape education in 2024
AI will transform learning to be relevant and engaging while preparing students to succeed.
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1.3KTeaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness
American young people are reporting historically high levels of hopelessness, sadness and loneliness.
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797Hundreds of seclusions were “Voluntary.” Some kids don’t see it that way.
Inspections by DCS and reports from detained youth suggest the seclusions are not voluntary.
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2.1KSandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy
“The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool,” O’Connor stated.
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1.4KPoor, rural kids earn more than urban, poor kids later in life. A higher incidence of two-parent households might be the reason
No other variable has as much power over mobility as the two-parent household effect.
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1.1K‘Broken system’: Call center backlogs impede Missouri families seeking food assistance
Unable to set interview appointments, SNAP applications/renewals are automatically denied after 30 days.
