Youth Today
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4.0KHow after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s push to preserve separation of church and state
The Satanic Temple has filed suits seeking the same rights afforded to Christian groups.
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1.5KAirbus afterschool classes help aviation careers take off
This pre-apprentice program trains high schoolers for careers at Airbus’ Mobile, Alabama, assembly plant.
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1.4KWith no new funding from the state, Texas schools are breaking the bank to pay for teacher raises
Lawmakers ended this year’s legislative session without giving public schools any money for raises.
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1.3KMorning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
The machines help ensure emergency contraceptives are cheap, discreet and widely available.
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1.1KMoms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions
Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its work in 2024 and beyond.
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1.2KBaltimore samaritan who bandaged a shooting victim from block party says ‘All they know is guns’
"They were having fun in the beginning, but you know kids ... they started drinking ... "
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895Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
The documents are intimate and graphic including psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents and suicide attempts.
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956Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
"We're supposed to be using the juvenile legal system for rehabilitation and not punishment."
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936Instagram and Facebook are adding more parental controls. Critics say they aren’t enough
Many of the features require minors — and their parents — to opt in.
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1.3KVermont town to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections, after legislature overrode veto
The Democrat-controlled state Legislature overrode the Republican governor's veto of the Brattleboro charter change.
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1.3KFamilies worry over the future of Medicaid caregiver payments that were expanded during the pandemic
Some states have already stopped payments while others have yet to make them permanent.
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2.0KThousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. nearly tripled since 2020.
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1.2KYour state has a law on bathrooms and trans kids? Officials may not know how it will be enforced
It's not clear how bathroom laws will play out after being enacted.
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1.7K‘She just wants a friend’: Families push for full school days for children with disabilities
Parents and advocates argue informal removals amount to discrimination against children with disabilities.
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1.8KFor Chicago girls confronting violence, a school solution for reducing PTSD
Nearly 40% of girls in Chicago Public schools experience PTSD and violence-related stress.
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1.2KSharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
Prisoners — and research — say visitations with incarcerated parents are a crucial lifeline for families.
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1.1KTeen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
With a tight labor market, teens can now demand more from their summer jobs.
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995Kids could fill labor shortages, even in bars, if these lawmakers succeed
Child welfare advocates worry the measures could scale back hard-won protections for minors.
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1.4KAt graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told her no.
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1.3KDeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender children
Opponents say DeSantis is denying the rights of parents with transgender kids.
