Youth Today
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521Everyday Hero: Publisher shares stories written by diverse young authors
Publisher says kids don’t doubt themselves. That makes for a really fun creative flow.
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1.0KIs calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake?
Many university professors think high schoolers would be better off learning more useful math.
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673LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Being on a child's birth certificate does not guarantee parental rights. Adoption's a guarantee.
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930U.S. math scores drop on major international test
Declines in U.S. fourth grade mathematics scores were among the largest in participating countries.
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525‘I can tell you don’t agree with me’: Colleges teach kids how to hear differing opinions
A Kentucky program bridges political, racial and religious divides. Their work is urgently needed.
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999The dark future of American child care
Nationwide, child care deaths are rare but they do happen. Will loosening regulations help?
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793Everyday Hero: Georgia couple’s nonprofit uplifts students through art, community service
ARTportunity Knocks serves schools across Atlanta, providing arts programming and dinner to students.
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601Demand for student apprenticeships is growing. Indiana businesses step up
EmployIndy works with schools to make sure students find meaning in job training apprenticeships.
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588‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors
As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding a huge number of programs.
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992Amid fear, trans students and families plan for Trump’s second term
Teachers wonder: What resources will I be able to use to keep kids safe?
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653Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?
A Republican-controlled Congress will decide its fate, but those pledges may be empty.
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867Did families miss out on federal funds to help feed their children last summer?
Despite high food costs, many families did not take advantage of Summer EBT.
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775Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say
Trump’s pledge to shut down the DOE will be far easier said than done.
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2.6KWhat might happen if the Education Department were closed?
Nothing is out of the realm of possibility, however complicated.
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1.2KSenator Rounds introduces bill to eliminate US Department of Education
"Local school boards and state DOEs know best what their students need," Rounds said.
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1.0KSegregation academies across the South are getting millions in taxpayer dollars
Southern private schools established during desegregation are now benefiting from voucher programs.
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845Three reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra
Access to algebra is only one problem in schools where teaching quality's ‘less optimal.’
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704Lawmakers provide grim look at WV foster care system, say mandated improvements, funding needed
The state leads the nation in the rate of children coming into foster care.
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800Kansas foster care compliance report raises concern with ‘sleep-only’ placement of children
Why is holding foster children in offices, motels and other unsuitable locations still happening?
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673‘Numerous’ complaints of Kentucky foster youth sleeping in office buildings
Staff are still trying to confirm how many office buildings are involved.
