Youth Today
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1.2KNewsOverdue education plan frustrates New Mexico native leaders
New Mexico's plan to address the needs of underserved Indigenous students hasn't been shared with tribal leaders or the public despite promises...
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1.9KNewsRural New Mexico school buys Starlink internet for students
A school district in northwestern New Mexico is providing high-speed internet to students' families, most of whom are Indigenous, in a $1.2...
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1.4KNewsHospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Since mid-December, as the highly contagious omicron variant has spread furiously around the country, the hospitalization rate in these youngest children has...
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1.4KGrantsEarly child care and education teacher award grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Care, Childcare, Early Education, Preschool, Educator Support, Education | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 28, 2022
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1.4KGrantsUndergraduate STEM education improvement at Hispanic-serving institutions program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Higher Education, Hispanic Youth/Students, Disadvantaged Students | Amount: Up to $3,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 28, 2022
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2.6KNewsGeorgia Pre-K teachers to get two more $1,000 bonuses
State-funded prekindergarten and child care teachers in Georgia will get two more rounds of $1,000 bonuses paid from federal coronavirus aid.
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2.7K► NewsmakersLauren Rush appointed program director for education at the Lilly Endowment
Lauren Rush is the new program director for education at the Lilly Endowment. She joins the endowment after about six-and-a-half years at...
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2.4KNewsNative American child advocate to speak at Mississippi conference
Sandy White Hawk will speak at the 10th-annual Indian Child Welfare Act Conference. The event will be held on Feb. 16 at...
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1.5KNewsFDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots...
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1.8KNewsComments renew debate over adoption as abortion alternative
Clinic operators and other abortion-rights advocates say recent comments from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other abortion opponents perpetuate...
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1.9KGrantsTennessee childcare program establishment and expansion grants
GRANT FOCUS: Childcare, Early Care, Early Childhood, Child Welfare, Child Safety, Family Support | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Sept. 1,...
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1.3KGrantsGrants for southern nonprofits led by women and girls of color
GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls of Color, Minority Women/Girls, Social Change, Gender Equity, South | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Jan. 21, 2022
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1.3KGrantsOptics and photonics STEM education outreach program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM, Education, Science Education, Education Outreach, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $5,000 | Deadline: Jan. 10, 2022
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3.6KNewsMonths after pandemic aid lapsed, former foster youth struggling
Not long after the federal government passed a pandemic relief package last December to help former foster youth struggling to make ends...
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4.3KNewsInsurance company rules, teacher shortages keep some kids’ special ed needs from being readily diagnosed, experts and parents say
When a pediatrician told Dawn Barfield last summer that her 14-year-old daughter probably had autism, Barfield figured it would result in her...
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2.8K► Nonprofit ToolboxNonprofits routinely misclassify workers — and the IRS is cracking down
As many as 30% of employers misclassify employees, according to the National Employment Law Project, robbing millions of Americans and government coffers...
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2.7K► NewsmakersDaniel Shoy, Jr. joins Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as managing director of youth development
Daniel Shoy, Jr. is the new managing director of youth development at The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Shoy previously worked for...
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1.0KGrantsCalifornia literacy learning project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Literacy, Education, Learning, Reading, Writing, Child/Youth Development | Amount: $10,000+ | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2022 (LOI)
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3.1K► ReportsHidden pain: Children who lost a parent or caretaker to COVID-19 and what the nation can do to help them
COVID Collaborative and Social Policy Analytics releases a new report highlighting the number of children who have lost parents or caretakers in...
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1.8KNewsAfter SCOTUS hearing, a new look at baby ‘safe haven’ laws
Slightly over 4,000 babies have been surrendered since the first law took effect in 1999, according to both the organization and the...
