Youth Today
口 Feature Story
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1.2KDeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, pronouns, bathroom use and transgender children
Opponents say DeSantis is denying the rights of parents with transgender kids.
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1.3KFostering youth transitions 2023
A new report compiles and examines data on foster youth ages 14 to 21.
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2.0KFive years in with millions unclaimed, is Family First helping kids and families yet?
The Family First Prevention Services Act aims to keep families together, whenever possible.
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1.2KHuman rights group urges resentencing of tens of thousands who, convicted in their teens, have spent decades behind bars
"I was condemned to prison to die in a cage at 17 years old."
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2.0KTo end the age of incarceration, three communities pioneer a developmental approach
People ages 18-25 are over-represented at every stage of the criminal legal system.
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959Free speech, racial equity battles play out on Wisconsin campuses
Top Republicans announced a push to defund the University of Wisconsin System's diversity efforts.
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1.5K“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns.”
“I’ve gone from scared and terrified, to kinda just really pissed off," Smith said.
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2.1KAs fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes
In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.
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2.2KReport: Fewer teens in foster care, but less than half find permanent homes
By 2021, neglect was the leading cause the system removed teens from their families.
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930Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes
The legislation would prohibit children under the age of 13 from using social media.
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1.6KFollowing Native American rituals, hoping to put youthful offenders on a straight path
Incarcerated Native American youth are exploring tribal history, culture and identity through ritual.
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1.3K2023 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ young people
The Trevor Project releases its annual survey report on LGBTQ youth mental health.
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6.6KWill California’s promise of ‘the largest preschool program in the country’ meet expectations?
Will it close the educational achievement disparities between poor and comparatively well-off children?
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1.6KPandemic sent high school sex to new low, survey finds
The CDC released reports analyzing survey results about risky youth behaviors, including having sex.
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4.0KAgainst changing tide, 11 states haven’t limited solitary confinement of juveniles
“Solitary confinement tried to break my soul," said Vidal Guzman Jr.
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6.0KTiny schools, big money: Microschools are increasingly popular among some families of children with disabilities
Microschools occupy a space between homeschooling and private schooling but can get public funding.
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1.0K‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
Pandemic-fueled school interruptions have raised the stakes for kids learning to read.
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973Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers
The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.
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1.3KUvalde families plead for languishing Texas gun bills
The emotional late-night hearing underlined the sustained anger by some Uvalde families.
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1.3KAmericans say character education is schools’ top job. So why do they think no one else cares?
A private opinion study helps show what Americans think about character education in schools.
