Youth Today
口 Feature Story
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1.2KFirst but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick
For Black girls, the possibility of Jackson being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court is a moment of promise, hope...
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745Career Opportunity: National Urban League, Education and Youth Program, director of education
The National Urban League (NUL) Education and Youth department seeks a Director of Education and Youth Development (EYD). Under the general supervision...
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1.4KUnderstaffing leaves afterschool programs with unmet demand
School-based providers list difficulties hiring and retaining staff as the biggest reasons they have not fully rebounded from pandemic shutdowns and they...
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925Parkland families to get millions in settlement over FBI’s inaction
The government's announcement Wednesday said the settlement resolves 40 cases connected to the shooting for $127.5 million. The settlement does not amount...
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2.5KNew Mexico officials hope to open state’s first safe house for sex trafficked youth
Though popular portrayals of human trafficking tend to conjure ideas of violent kidnappings and cross-border human smuggling, the majority of sexual exploitation...
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1.5KThe impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of households with children
A new report from UNICEF and World Bank analyzes the effects of the pandemic on families with children in 35 countries.
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1.5KTalking to kids about nukes: Parents, experts suggest truth
On social media, in classrooms and at the playground, children who hear about Russia's invasion of Ukraine are wondering where the war...
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1.6KFor kids with COVID-19, everyday life can be a struggle
More than 12.7 million children in the U.S. alone have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the American...
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1.3KGeorgia lawmakers push for suicide prevention efforts in schools
As of November, 67 Georgia children had taken their own lives, according to data obtained from the state Bureau of Investigation under...
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1.6KWhat happens when all the student volunteers disappear?
Across the U.S., the pandemic forced school administrators to slash or eliminate student volunteer requirements. Students either abandoned volunteering or strained to...
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1.1KOhio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma’Khia Bryant
The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors...
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1.0KTexas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
A Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy...
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1.9KShackles and Solitary: Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup
Scrambling to respond to a wave of violence and escapes from other juvenile detention facilities, Louisiana state officials quietly opened the high-security...
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2.8K‘We celebrate together’: Home visitation programs support new parents
In addition to providing basic prenatal and early childhood development education to parents, home visitors are also trained to screen for violence...
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960‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor
Florida's Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting...
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928In Selma, foot soldier’s kin boosts youth voting rights role
For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, doubled as...
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1.8KAt detention facilities offering high school diplomas, college classes are seen as next step
In mid-February 2022, 20 young men across eight of the facilities started working on an associate’s degree from Middlesex, becoming the first...
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1.7KHow teaching city kids to farm paid off for this Texas community
An Austin nonprofit with farms on two plots of land working with young people to grow fruits and vegetables increased its production...
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1.4KNew Mexico to offer equal pay to Native American teachers
New Mexico will begin to offer equal pay to dozens of Indigenous language teachers as part of a new law aimed at...
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5.3KA gang-banger since 8th grade, former Blood sets a new course with a former prosecutor’s help
There is no recent official count of how many individuals have departed gang life. In 2012, the most recent year that the...
