Youth Today
Opinion
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2.5KPartisan school board races may make members – and schools – more polarized and less effective.
Partisan school board races may make members – and schools – more polarized and less effective.
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2.9KState laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education
Twenty-one of 150 Republican-proposed state bills curbing academic freedom on campus have become law.
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3.0K70 years after Brown, too many U.S. schools remain hypersegregated and unequal
1,700+ of American school districts are hypersegregated, with 75% of students from low-income households.
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2.2KThe power of touch is vital for both reading and writing
Why incorporate touch into literacy activities in a world so reliant on digital tools?
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2.0KMostly banned from adult courts, polygraphs also shouldn’t be used against juveniles
In juvenile courts judges have the discretion to allow polygraph test results as evidence.
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1.6KThe botched FAFSA rollout hurt immigrant families like mine
Thousands of high school seniors were unable to complete the federal aid application.
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1.4KAnalysis: Leadership is key, autonomy matters — 6 reasons why successful tutoring programs work
The #1 lesson learned? Not all tutoring is equal. What are the other five?
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2.0KSending college students into classrooms to help our struggling students could be a winning post-pandemic solution
The federal work-study program could bring thousands of tutors into the nation’s schools.
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2.8KBreaking walls, building bridges: A call for restorative justice in school discipline
Schools can create a culture of accountability, healing and growth that benefits everyone involved.
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2.5KThe need to reboot and reemphasize civics instruction has never been greater
The nation’s citizenship woes grow more consequential as people’s faith in democracy itself falters.
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2.0KIt’s time for a ceasefire in the civics wars
Can we bridge our nation's divisions about what happens in classrooms, textbooks and assessments?
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2.2KSchools can close summer learning gaps with these 4 strategies
Can school districts capitalize on the crucial summer months and make learning more equitable?
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3.0KQ&A: Proposing an education overhaul that links kids to museums, libraries, parks, other community spaces of deep learning
Collaborative ecosystems of school-to-community instruction increasingly is a preferred path to improving kids’ learning.
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2.3KIs the National Guard a solution to school violence?
Would their presence reduce violence or only increase punitive/exclusionary responses to student behavior?
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2.6K6 tips: What families need to know about how to safely store firearms at home
Only about 40% of firearm owners store their guns when not in use.
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3.5KNewsom’s aboutface raises homelessness risks for California’s oldest foster care youth
Newsom proposed a budget completely eliminating essential increases in funding for housing and services.
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2.8KAfter years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry
Early education and child care represent the most diverse and lowest-paid sector in education.
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1.9KQ&A: Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools
America’s schools don’t always welcome, support or allow cultural expression.
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3.6KAt a diversity-focused charter school, worlds of learning for a Black child
Every family should have the option to choose a school that fits their values.
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6.0KAI can help − and hurt − student creativity
Teaching students to think creatively versus relying on AI for answers is important.
