Youth Today
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1.0KSurge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
The slew of legislation follows a spike in eating disorder cases after pandemic lockdowns.
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1.2KAutism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US
Autism is being diagnosed more in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids.
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835Georgia law will ban most transgender care for kids under 18
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill in private on Thursday.
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1.2KKids taken from Black family remain in state custody
Five children were taken after a routine traffic stop led to drug charges.
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877The reach of school breakfast and lunch during the 2021–2022 school year
A new report shows significant growth in the numbers of students receiving school meals.
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1.4KAfter judge resentences LaKeith Smith to 30 years, his lawyer pledges to fight for those who ‘didn’t pull the trigger’
"Today doesn't feel like justice,” Smith's attorney Leroy Maxwell told news reporters.
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887‘We can’t incarcerate our way out of the problem’: Why some judges favor drug courts’ treatment-based approach
Drug courts are a treatment-based model of diverting people from lockdown.
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1.7KCalifornia: Is this how you want your kids to be treated?
“Why are we still pepper spraying other people's kids?" one juvenile justice advocate asked.
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673Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
With teachers marching in solidarity, the workers are demanding better wages and increased staffing.
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880School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content
Book bans seem to target LGBTQ content and not just "sexually explicit material".
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865Digital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm’?
With misinformation rampant online, educators are finding ways to teach students to recognize it.
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Sentenced to 65 years, at age 19, Alabaman will ask for prison-release during Monday hearing
LaKeith Smith was convicted when he was 15 for his part in a burglary.
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1.3KHere’s how an AI tool may flag parents with disabilities
The tool's widely-used algorithm may discriminate against people with disabilities or other protected groups.
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1.4K‘It’s hard to focus’: Schools say American kids are hungry
Children in food-insecure households are more likely to struggle academically and repeat grade levels.
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2.9KAn accidental experiment during COVID suggests too many children are removed to foster care
Experts warned child abuse would rise during COVID. These researchers found otherwise.
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4.4KNew York’s mandatory reporter training wants to have it both ways. That’s an improvement.
New York’s new online mandated reporter training course is less awful than its predecessors.
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1.3KHolly Whitfield named executive director of the Deep Center
Holly Whitfield begins work immediately leading the Savannah youth arts and leadership nonprofit.
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2.4KAfghan student in U.S. starts remote learning program for women and girls back home
Teaching the women and girls English gives them access to the world, Zahra said.
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920Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
Hundreds of thousands of college-aged students didn't enroll in college during the pandemic.
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1.5KThe power of us comes from fully being us and fully seeing them
Complete Power of Us survey today to build understanding of youth program staff shortages.
