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4.5KKindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem
Kindergarten lays the groundwork for “number sense" and understanding relationships between number and quantity.
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3.2KKids, screen time & despair: An expert in economics & happiness sounds the alarm
One psychologist accused smartphones of “destroying a generation” of kids but there's no consensus.
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1.9KAs more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help
In medical-legal partnerships, health and law professionals team up to address health-harming legal needs.
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2.2KMore states are allowing child support payments to reach children
Annually, hundreds of millions in child support payments is seized to "pay back" welfare.
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2.1KPhoto essay: The faces of college protests in four American cities
May 1 — Encampments and protests: Washington, D.C.; New York; Atlanta; and Los Angeles.
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1.8KLGBTQ students wonder what’s next as conservative states seek to block new Title IX rules
Two days after new Title IX rules were published, 15 states announced they're suing.
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4.7KColleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the students?
Most students at colleges that close give up on their educations altogether.
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1.2KParents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
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7.0KAli Knight appointed chief executive officer of GreenLight Fund
Ali Knight succeeds co-founder and 20-year CEO Margaret Hall on May 20, 2024.
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1.5KIn a disastrous year, states that mandate FAFSA completion fared a bit better
Three of the 10 states with the highest completion rates have mandatory FAFSA policies.
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9.1K‘Universal design’ builds in accessibility for disabled people on the front end
Universal design views everyone’s needs for access as equally important, regardless of their limitations.
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1.6KDespite outcry over seclusion at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill
It aimed to empower an independent agency to require changes when standards were violated.
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2.2KNew Title IX rules offer ‘comprehensive coverage’ for LGBTQ+ students and sexual violence survivors
The new regulations from the Biden administration strengthen protections for sex discrimination, reversing Trump-era changes.
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2.4KTexas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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2.4KRoom scans & eye detectors: Robocops are watching your kids take online exams
Are young children being monitored by AI without informed consent? Are room scans legal? The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology found...
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3.9KHow a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children’s grades and parents’ sense of self
Successful programs have shifted public opinion to be more favorable towards monthly guaranteed incomes.
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2.7KStudents with disabilities more likely to be suspended for disorderly conduct and insubordination
Categories like these are cited hundreds of thousands of times yearly to justify suspensions.
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2.2KQ&A: This Colorado teacher survived Columbine. Here’s how she prioritizes trauma-informed practices.
Heather Martin discusses how her experience at Columbine influenced her education and her teaching.
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3.2KWhat happens when suspensions get suspended?
Students are benefiting from a decade-old ban on suspensions for ‘willful defiance.'
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2.2KTennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe.
Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.
