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2.4KQ&A: Afterschool Alliance’s Jodi Grant on the pandemic’s silver lining
For more than 15 years, Jodi Grant has guided advocacy efforts as executive director of the Afterschool Alliance, a national organization bent...
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1.4KTexas abortion law shutting down court avenue for teens
Thirty-eight states require some form of parental consent or notice for anyone under 18 to get an abortion. Of those, nearly all...
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1.2KData on child abuse in New Mexico called into question
Data on child abuse in New Mexico has been called into question after lawmakers raised concerns that the former director of the...
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1.3KNew Mexico pledges support for tribal adoptions in state law
In her first prepared speech Tuesday the new leader of New Mexico's child protection department pledges to restore the agency's credibility following...
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2.1KState of childhood obesity: Reforming our nation’s policies to help all children grow up healthy
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation releases the latest iteration of its annual report on childhood obesity in the United States, discussing the...
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2.7KSome disabled students and their parents want remote learning to be a permanent option
Some advocates of students with disabilities are hoping lawmakers and educators will do more to ensure that remote learning is a more...
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2.5KAndrea Zayas joins Ballmer Group as national director of K-12 education
Andrea Zayas is joining the Ballmer Group as its national director of K-12 education. Zayas arrives after more than three years with...
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2.1KChicago program builds bonds between combat veterans, youth
To cope with violence and gang influences, youth are joining Urban Warriors, a YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago program that brings together combat...
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2.4KBlack children were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. Almost nothing happened to the adults in charge.
Among cases referred to juvenile court, the statewide average in Tennessee for how often children were locked up was 5%. In Rutherford...
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7.8KBehind bars since age 16, juvenile lifer watches New Mexico struggle over sentencing reform
Michael is one of dozens of people in New Mexico who received what juvenile justice reformists call “de-facto life sentences” — sentences...
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2.5KThe state of the world’s children 2021
UNICEF releases its flagship yearly report on the current outlook and quality of life for children around the world, focusing on mental...
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2.1KMillions in seized money expanded Harlem youth hub’s “credible messenger” anti-violence project
Just weeks into his second prison stay — serving a 23-month sentence for charges including gun possession and attempted murder — Dedric...
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2.0KExpanded child tax credit brings enrichment for some kids who missed out
After more than a year of isolation and remote learning, many families across the country are taking advantage of the windfall of...
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1.8KAnnie E. Casey Foundation: Gun shootings fell by as much as 73% in areas where public health-focused “Cure Violence” was implemented
The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that shootings fell by as much as 73% in communities implementing Cure Violence, an international gun...
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2.6KPandemic relief for foster youth expires, ending aid to thousands
A pandemic relief bill providing aid to transitional age foster youth will expire today unless Congress makes an 11th-hour decision to extend...
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1.5KA pilot program aims to build a Peace Corps-style network of volunteer caregivers for the disabled nationwide
One of dozens of initial grantees in a roughly $5 million federal pilot program, begun in 2019, Good Shepherd is part of...
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2.5KAs they enter adulthood, some disabled people may need a legal guardian’s protection
“I am acquainted with multiple mentally disabled adults with no legal guardian, and I have seen the pain, hardship and dangers that...
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2.2KResearch brief: LGBTQ youth sports participation
The Trevor Project releases a new research brief discussing the current data and issues concerning LGBTQ youth sports participation.
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1.6KOutbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
As coronavirus outbreaks driven by the delta variant lead districts around the U.S. to abruptly shut down or send large numbers of...
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3.0KCME Group Foundation appoints Eva Giglio new executive director
Eva Giglio is the new executive director of CME Group Foundation, succeeding Kassie Davis who recently announced her retirement after leading the...
