Youth Today
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1.7KRacial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track
The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation's efforts to address pandemic inequalities: Health...
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2.3KRelieved by court’s ruling, disability activists say Texas case will decide future of other states’ bans against COVID-19 mask mandates in schools
Parents who don’t want their children to wear masks while in school during the COVID-19 pandemic have insisted that forcing them to...
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1.3KHenry Montgomery, at center of juvenile life debate, is free
The Louisiana inmate whose Supreme Court case was instrumental in extending the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sentenced to life...
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2.5KCertified as autism-friendly, tourism destinations serve families and reap profits
On a family vacation in San Diego three years ago, Marc Garcia’s son had a meltdown that, because he is autistic, was...
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3.5KPredictive analytics in child welfare raise concerns
A contentious debate on the value of using predictive analytics within the child welfare system is unfolding between proponents who say the...
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2.1KRomy Drucker named director of K-12 education at Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation (WFF) recently named Romy Drucker director of its K-12 education program. Drucker is a promotion from within, having...
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2.2KMaking the most of Giving Tuesday, before, during and after
For years, Treehouse for Kids has run fundraising campaigns around Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving on the first Tuesday after...
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2.8KMENTOR’s Sadiq Ali asks: ‘What … have you done to support a young person today?’
President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill finally passed after months of negotiations, and while there are plenty of positives in the new...
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1.5KLatest New Mexico K-12 curriculum controversy, only on Zoom
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials have been inundated with critical letters on proposed K-12 social studies standards over the...
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1.5KFeds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids
The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on...
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2.1KOn the brink: Conditions in California’s Division of Juvenile Justice remain bleak as closure nears
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) releases a new report discussing the poor conditions and practices that still persist in...
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1.6KInside and outside climate talks, youths urge faster action
Climate activists - including thousands of young adults, teens and children - march during a demonstration in the center of Glasgow, Scotland,...
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3.4KWhen relationships come first in schools, success follows
After more than a year of disrupted school for most of the country, we know that meaningful relationships are a powerful part...
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1.8KDomestic exchange program aims to help students see different viewpoints
David McCullough III believes young people today are growing up in a divided nation, one where youth aren’t able to empathize or...
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1.8KLights On Afterschool highlights programs as demand exceeds access
A group of Atlanta teens shed light on what they want and need after the final bell of the day rings at...
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2.0KImprove year-end giving with these simple tips
The change from summer to fall brings sweaters, autumn colors, football and end-of-year campaigns. If you haven’t started yet, it is time...
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1.9KAndrea L. Neely is the new president and CEO of Simon Youth Foundation
Andrea L. Neely is the new president and CEO of Simon Youth Foundation (SYF), joining after 16 years with the United Negro...
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1.6KExacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers economy
Child Care Aware estimates 9% of licensed child care programs have permanently closed since the pandemic began, based on its tally of...
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2.0KStudy: People with disabilities were more likely to be on the margins of the pandemic’s telework expansion
Partly because many of them lack internet access and are disproportionately employed in retail, food and other service industries, workers with disabilities,...
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3.7KAdvocates: Pandemic proves that employers can make in-person and remote accommodations for disabled workers
While the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in February 2021 one in four U.S. workers was working remotely — many...
