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1.8KSchool 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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Digital 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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Preventing and ending youth homelessness in America
A new report discusses the outlook on youth homelessness and current responses being undertaken.
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Here’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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‘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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An 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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New 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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Gun bills coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting
Democrats will bring a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package before the Legislature this week.
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Holly 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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Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools
Manning's bill requires Oregon school districts to develop climate change curriculum within three years.
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Afghan 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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Many kids need tutoring help. Only a small fraction get it.
Schools trying to ramp up tutoring have run into roadblocks, including staffing and scheduling.
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Jaded 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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The 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.
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New Mexico has lost track of juveniles locked up for life. We found nearly two dozen.
An upcoming bill could grant these youth their freedom, if they can be identified.
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Skills for success: developing social and emotional competencies in out-of-school-time programs
A new report discusses how OST programs can effectively incorporate SEL instruction and practices.
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Georgia Senate bill bans some transgender care for youth
The bill would ban most gender-confirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for youth.
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Many kids are struggling in school. Do their parents know?
Many parents don't realize how far the pandemic set back their own child's education.
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Disabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
