Youth Today
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964Telemedicine and teletherapy: Unexpected ways to fight chronic absenteeism
In-school telehealth clinics offer students healthcare without missing school for a doctor's office visit.
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575A Reckoning in Cleveland: COVID Cuts Slash Laptops, Summer School, After-School
The exact details of cuts will be set over the next few months.
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1.2KTesting AI’s pluses and minuses in after-school programming
A relative handful of tech-forward afterschool programs are beginning to fully embrace AI.
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2.1KGeorgia GOP pushes to pass school voucher bill this year
Providing $6,500 towards private or home-school tuition, families must still cover any remaining tuition balance.
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563Idaho resolution would aim to lower voting threshold to pass school bonds
Idaho is one of only two states that require two-thirds to support a bond.
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938Gas, food, lodging for homeless students in jeopardy as funding deadline looms
Once those funds expire, many will be scrambling to keep serving families in crisis.
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1.2KBrad Smith steps down after 15 years as board chair at KIND
Co-founder alongside Angelina Jolie, Brad Smith is transitioning to serve as board chair emeritus.
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586Including young learners in the push for reading reform
A current reading reform effort places emphasis on strengthening foundational skills before kindergarten.
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649Partial FAFSA fix lets students from immigrant families apply for financial aid
Students can leave their parent or spouse’s Social Security number blank for now.
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784Reading supports abound in schools, but effective math help much harder to find
When there are trained educators to lead evidence-based interventions, students’ math skills can improve.
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1.5KOn paper, teens are thriving. In reality, they’re not
Around 2010, traditional measures of well-being diverged from youth reports of their mental health.
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1.9KSchools won’t recover from COVID absenteeism crisis until at least 2030
Dire news from two separate studies require a 'hard pivot,' researchers say — and some lawmakers are starting to listen.
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867Students lose out as billions in property tax breaks go to businesses − draining school budgets
— and schools in the communities are not sharing the cash drain equally.
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915Q&A: Frustrated with FAFSA? There is a paper form. Is it the best option?
Here’s what you should know before you fill out the paper version of FAFSA.
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697Schools are sending more kids to psychiatrists out of fears of campus violence, prompting concern from clinicians
Psychiatrists say schools frequently inequitably apply, misuse and misunderstand psychiatric evaluations.
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667This NYC teen wants therapy. Her mom isn’t so sure.
Mental health treatment for teens is usually more effective when parents are on board.
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989Active shooter training: State-specific requirements for schools and law enforcement
Only two states have laws that require active shooter training for all officers.
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2.1KA history of holding parents responsible for their kids’ crimes
About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.
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926States bet big on career education but struggle to show it works
Only 27 states maintain data systems that connect education and employment information.
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702How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy
This district added tutoring and non-test-based ways for students to qualify for advanced math.
