Youth Today
口 Feature Story
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308Head Start is turning 60. The federal child care program may not make it to 61
Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about possible deep cuts from the Trump administration.
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226Close to $3billion in relief funds in jeopardy as Ed Dept. halts payments
Even extensions agreed upon during Trump’s tenure called ‘unreasonable’ examples of ‘misuse.’
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363In adolescence, every experience matters. Let’s make the ones we design count
To reduce the impact of harmful products/content on adolescents, reduce their influence.
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304Podcasts explain latest trends in youth justice
What are effective ways to respond when youth make mistakes and break the law?
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642Children need more dignity in the foster care system
More than 1/3rd of children in foster care are re-homed ≥3 times a year.
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737Gun 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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442Youth 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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385Every Hour Counts adds 14 new members
This brings the network’s total membership to 40 communities across more than 20 states.
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497Using different words to find common ground
Thriving. Development. Learning. Education. Which one of these concepts is not like the other?
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638Understanding 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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448Uninsurance and medicaid eligibility among young adults in 2025
A brief discusses 2025 young adult health insurance coverage, projecting 3.6 million(11.3%) will be uninsured.
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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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963Trump 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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612Let’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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1.3KEnding AmeriCorps funding means closing afterschool programs
AmeriCorps funding cuts would make a bad situation for afterschool programs even worse.
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664It’s a beautiful day in the ecosystem
Mister Rogers showed young children how to wonder. His principles work with all ages.
