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1.5KHow to get funding
Whether you’re a doctoral candidate, faculty member, young leader, or other changemaker, here are our top tips for applying for funding opportunities. First,...
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1.0KInflation puts tighter squeeze on already pricey kids sports
Sticker shock in youth sports is nothing new, but the onslaught of double-digit inflation across America this year has added a costly...
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2.2KAlabaman is appealing 55-year sentence for participating in a burglary ending in teen friend’s death by police
LaKeith Smith, under Alabama’s felony murder law allowing prosecutors to charge a person considered an accomplice to a crime, was faulted for...
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3.4KFully prepared doesn’t require being problem-free, just resilient
“Problem-free isn’t fully prepared” is the slogan I am most known for... Today, in the wake of a youth mental health crisis exacerbated...
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3.4K‘Every day was a bad day’: Children working in agriculture aren’t protected equally
Children as young as 12 can be hired on large farms for jobs like picking tobacco, with no limits on the hours...
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1.6K2021 national school climate survey: The experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in our nation’s schools
GLSEN releases the latest edition of its biennial flagship report, taking a comprehensive look at the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in schools...
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1.9KQ&A: Mneesha Gellman examines the benefits of teaching Indigenous languages in public schools
The biggest lesson Mneesha Gellman learned, she said, is that policies don't "magically appear from on high" — they are handed down...
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896Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders...
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2.3KYouth and climate change: How a generation is adapting while fighting for their future
Climate change is a galvanizing force for young people whose lives are being radically altered by storms, wildfires, drought, heat waves and other effects...
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1.1KMillions of cookies: MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $85M
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches, the 110-year-old organization said...
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2.3KFor youth activists, historic climate law is only the beginning
Over the summer, youth climate activists ramped up their campaign, organizing petitions, sit-ins, protests and rallies at Congress and state capitols across...
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2.0KAnxiety detection and treatment in early childhood can lower risk for long-term mental health issues – an expert panel now recommends screening starting at age 8
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention, issued a final recommendation on Oct....
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1.9KAlready facing barriers, voters with disabilities are troubled by latest bids to block ballot access
Online registration was among the expanded forms of voter access that several states implemented in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19...
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1.2KLandmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care
Arkansas was the first state to enact such a ban on gender-confirming care, with Republican lawmakers in 2021 overriding GOP Gov. Asa...
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2.4KIncreased federal and state funding spurs afterschool expansion
The majority of federal and state grants that afterschool programs have depended upon for decades typically cannot be spent on transportation, despite...
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1.0KCareer opportunity: MENTOR National Research Manager
MENTOR is committed to using research to improve the quality and quantity of mentoring programs for youth across the nation. The Research...
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2.2KPolice need warrants to search homes. Child welfare agents almost never get one.
By law, ACS caseworkers are not allowed to enter and search a home without either permission to enter or an entry order,...
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1.8KMandatory reporting was supposed to stop severe child abuse. It punishes poor families instead.
“Today, Pennsylvania says ‘No more’ to child abuse,” then-Gov. Tom Corbett declared as he signed the legislation into law in 2014. A...
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1.8KQ&A: Beth Tyson on helping kinship families rebuild trust, fight stigma
Psychotherapist Beth Tyson specializes in helping children who are living with relatives who are not their parents, most often grandparents. Often, this...
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1.9KDemand soars for kids’ books addressing violence, trauma
As anxiety and depression rates have soared among young Americans, educators and advocates say children's books can play a role in helping...
