Youth Today
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328Podcasts explain latest trends in youth justice
What are effective ways to respond when youth make mistakes and break the law?
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775Gun violence undermines the mental health of big city teens
The random, unpredictable nature of shootings can reinforce teens' fear and hypervigilance.
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471Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019
Firearms killed 2,581 children in 2023. Black children died disproportionately.
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654Understanding aging out of foster care
About 19,000 young people age out of the U.S. foster care system each year.
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1.2KA big change for kids with disabilities is underway, Trump says. Critics say it’s against the law.
Trump announced that HHS would handle students’ “special needs” instead of the Education Department.
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981Trump signs executive order that aims to close U.S. Department of Education
President Trump has already radically transformed the DOE without relying on such an order.
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629Let’s talk: Teachers pushed to converse more with youngest kids
States are using talk pedometers and conversation coaches to develop young brains.
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1.4KEnding AmeriCorps funding means closing afterschool programs
AmeriCorps funding cuts would make a bad situation for afterschool programs even worse.
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6625 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19
We’ve identified five ways we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed education.
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726Podcast: OpenAI’s educational leader on AI’s ‘Massive Productivity Boost’ for schools, teachers
Q&A discussion on AI’s value in education and the irreplaceable human element in teaching.
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738Should boys talk about their feelings more? There’s a partisan divide.
57% of adults said boys should be more encouraged to talk about their feelings.
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795How a Republican plan to cut universal free school meals could affect 12 million students
Free meal cutbacks would have ripple effects. Eligible children will fall through the cracks.
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969Anti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights
These directives could fundamentally change education in America. Do they violate the First Amendment?
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828Student well-being, school choice, higher ed top governors’ priorities for 2025
Governors remained committed to investing in public education but few addressed declining student achievement.
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1.2KFor teens with disabilities, transition to adulthood varies widely by school and state
Employment outcomes for students with disabilities are terrible in comparison to their nondisabled peers.
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637What is a charter school? Supreme Court ruling on Catholic charter constitutionality hinges on whether they’re public or private
The court’s ruling could affect more than religion in schools.
