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School Snow Days: Red brick 2-story house, tall trees and cars buried in snow amidst huge snow drifts

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Are snow days about to get buried by remote learning? Not quite – but it depends on where you live

Chill out — the traditional snow day is far from extinct.

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FBI: Steep climb in teens targeted by online ‘sextortion’

At least 3,000 children, mostly teenage boys, have been victims this year.

Childhood obesity: closeup of a beam scale

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Health officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids

In recent decades, severe obesity among children in America has nearly quadrupled.

Children's Medicine shortage: Store shelves stocked with childremn's medicine and signs about buying limits and out of stock

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Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast

Shortages might last in some communities until early next year.

ODT Hiring: Black and orange Help Wanted sign in glass window

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Afterschool programs raise pay, lower hiring requirements amid staff shortage

Some programs face long waitlists due to staffing shortages; others have closed.

Gun Violence: Group of Black adults wearing masks with "Not My Don" t-shirts walk along city sidewalk

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The extraordinary surge in gun-carrying by teens comes with a heavy cost

The increase in gun carriage was especially pronounced among rural, white, and higher-income adolescents.

Female gun use: Two women aiming blue plastic handguns at targets during indoor training session

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Study: More girls are carrying guns

However, it's still less common for girls and young women to carry guns.

youth drug use survey results: female hands with painted fingernails lighting up a joint

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Monitoring the future: National survey results on drug use

The latest results from the University of Michigan's annual national survey on youth drug use are released, showing that rates of adolescent...

New York pilot dyslexia program: boy plays with legos on floor of home with parent in background

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New York lags in helping struggling readers. Can Mayor Eric Adams’ pilot dyslexia program help?

Around 40 states require schools to screen children for risk of dyslexia, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy, a consortium...

BLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls: man in shirt covered in flags holding a Black Lives Matter flag

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BLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation launched a new relief fund Monday aimed at Black college students, alumni and dropouts overburdened...

Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons: black girl with long hair takes a selfie on phone outside

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Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons

Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural...

Karen Pittman opinion: Black woman with dark-frame glasses an hair pulled back stands leaning against wood porch railing wearing dark jacket and colorful scarf with greenery in the background.

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The Remix with Karen Pittman: Taking police out of schools — different paths, same lessons

SROs, mentors, outdoor educators, soccer coaches, and youth librarians may not think of themselves as being in the same business, but they...

Utah College Classes: Man in blue shirt gestures speaking to clas stanng in front of a white board filled with text

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Utah offers “free college for all” to juveniles behind bars

Along with New Jersey and California, Utah is among a growing number of states that are implementing postsecondary programming for incarcerated youth....

Sex Offender Registry: Silhouette of two people walking away in a dark tunnel toward a lighted exit

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Supported by lawmakers, opposed by reformers, youth sex offender registries have a long history

Originally, registries were conceived as a way to inform communities about convicted sexual predators living in their neighborhoods. But researchers, conducting several...

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Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?

Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is...

specialized dental care for disabled youth: parents smiling while holding child wit sunglasses in front of wooden fence

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Parents struggle to find specialized dental care for children with disabilities

Since many general dentists don’t treat children with disabilities, that means millions of parents may find it challenging to find a dentist...

tips for finding dental care for disabled youth: happy child looks up at female dentist in dentist's chair

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Tips for finding specialized dental treatment for disabled youth

Dr. Tyeese Gaines gives some helpful advice for parents struggling to find specialized dental care for their children with disabilities.

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Showing gratitude strengthens nonprofits

Nonprofit leaders carry tremendous responsibility on their shoulders, and often serve as the keepers of the flame that is the organization’s mission....

institutionalized children run: chain link fence with sunset

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You don’t need a task force to tell you why institutionalized children run

Children run away from out-of-home placements because they are in out-of-home placements. Institutionalization is inherently harmful, inherently traumatic and almost never necessary....

Connecticut turnaround of juvenile system sets standard: common area of juvenile facility with bright colors and motivational banner

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Connecticut’s turnaround of troubled juvenile system sets a standard, says justice-equity organization

Connecticut has turned its troubled juvenile facilities into what federal officials have cited as exemplary national models. Staffing is up dramatically, in...