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3.4KA New Mexico foster mom posted about missing children on Facebook. Child services is suing her for it.
The brutal abuse of a New Mexico toddler, allegedly by her parents, has pitted the state’s child protective services against the girl’s...
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958CDC Loosens Mask Guidance for Summer Campers
NEW YORK — Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
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2.6KExercise Boosts Fitness, Lowers Disease Risks for Disabled Youth
For the first time, when he was 11, Matthew Bishop got to play competitive sports with athletes who, like him, had Down...
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1.4KCounselors: No ‘Quick Fix’ to Repairing Damage of Pandemic Year
Wendy Mallis was proud to be the first person in her family to go to college, but she never expected that she...
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1.0KWatchdog: US Forced Deported Parents to Leave Kids Behind
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents...
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1.1KNew Mexico Summer Programs for Youth Include New Internships
As many as 2,600 students across New Mexico could participate in the internship program, according to the Public Education Department, which announced...
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1.4KMental Health Cuts in Poorest New York City Schools Amid Pandemic
As the pandemic raged across New York City in spring 2020, Jose Rivera trekked from the Bronx to Coney Island, Brooklyn to...
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2.6KNational Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2021
The Trevor Project releases its third annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
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1.0KLawmakers Grill South Carolina’s Juvenile Prisons Director
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators are pushing to replace the director of the state's embattled juvenile prisons, who stumbled through...
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679Kansas Governor Signs Welfare Measure Named for Murdered Boy
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' child welfare department and law enforcement officers soon will be required to visually observe a child when...
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775Can Monthly Cash Payments Cut Child Poverty By Nearly Half?
Child Tax Credit payments are a key part of Democrats' COVID-19 aid bill passed in March, but for policymakers they are more...
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6.1KNational Juvenile Arrests, 1980-2019
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention discusses the latest trends in juvenile arrests.
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3.8KBiden’s Caregiver Pay-Raise Plan Aims to Stem Worker Turnover
Having caregivers come and go is a problem for many disabled people. Recognizing that,the Biden Administration has proposed a $400 billion infusion...
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1.9KVirtual Prom Shows How Pandemic Challenges Can Spur Creative Solutions
From choosing a theme to booking the DJs, planning a virtual prom during a pandemic offered one group of Baltimore-area high schoolers...
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2.3KBan On Juvenile Life Without Parole Fails In New Mexico
A bill that would have prohibited life sentences and mandated earlier probation eligibility for juveniles has failed to become law in New...
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1.4KSUMMER 2021 SPECIAL: FREE VIRTUAL SUMMER LEARNING CAMPS!
Here's your guide to five of the the best free virtual summer camps. Children can easily sign up for the whole summer at...
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2.0KQ&A with Lucy N. Friedman of Here to Here: Offer paid internships to all high school students
Lucy N. Friedman is the founder and former president of The After-School Corporation (TASC) now known as ExpandEd Schools. She started the...
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1.3KKey to Gaining COVID Relief Funding: Partner with Schools Now, Nonprofit Leader Says
School districts around the nation will receive $122 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act to help safely reopen schools and support...
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3.2KDisabilities Advocates Cite Unequal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Ponder Remedies
Alex Hanson, 20, has cerebral palsy, a breathing tube, two feeding tubes and round-the-clock nursing care. More than a month into her...
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1.5KIowa Community Coalition Aims to Improve Child Literacy
Students who aren’t proficient readers by fourth grade are four more likely to drop out of high school.
