Youth Today
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5.2KNewsA dismal report card in math and reading
2024 NAEP test results document large increases in students who lack basic skills.
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9.7KNewsAcross all ages and demographics, test results show Americans are getting dumber
In the last decade, achievement scores have been falling — and gaps have been widening.
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2.2KGrantsGrants to improve services for youth with serious emotional disturbance
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Healthcare, Mental Health, Youth w/ Mental Illness, SED | Amount: Up to $120,000 | Deadline: Mar. 17, 2025
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2.3KNewsTrump admin guts school safety committee created to combat mass shootings
The committee functioned as a check on federal government recommendations to solve school violence.
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1.2KGrantsLow-income student STEM higher education access improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Higher Education, Disadvantaged/Low-income Students, Scholarships | Amount: $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 4, 2025
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1.8KNewsFive big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
About 60% of rural Americans live in child care deserts.
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1.9KGrantsRural healthcare network development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Health, Rural Healthcare, Healthcare Access, Rural Communities, Rural Youth | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 19, 2025
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2.3KNewsWriting notes instead of typing pits scholars against each other
A widely cited neuroscience study claims handwriting notes improves learning. Is the research valid?
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2.6KGrantsInnovative college student mental health initiative grant
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Youth Welfare, Safety, Campus Health, Higher Education | Amount: $5,000 | Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025
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2.3KNews9 education storylines to watch as Trump returns to the White House
How could President Trump's actions on these key issues change education in America's future?
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4.2KNewsQ&A: How a child becomes bilingual — and what can be done to help them get there
Q&A with developmental psychologist and language scientist Adriana Weisleder Kids from immigrant backgrounds in the US often struggle to develop fluency in...
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1.6K► ReportsThe role of state policy in supporting students experiencing homelessness and former foster youth in higher education
By offering tuition exemptions and services, states can remove barriers for homeless/foster youth.
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1.5KNewsTwo families sue after 11-year-old and 13-year-old students were arrested under Tennessee’s school threat law
The lawsuits argue that students’ rights were violated when police were called.
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2.0KGrantsCollege student health center innovation and improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Student Health, Youth Health, Campus Health, Healthcare Access, Higher Education | Amount: $3,500 | Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025
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1.1KGrantsRochester, NY area youth summer learning program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Summer Programs/Learning, OST Learning, Education, Rochester, NY | Amount: ~21,000 - $120,000 | Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025
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811NewsOklahoma plan to check parents’ citizenship could keep kids from going to school
Checking parents’ citizenship violates federal law. Can this policy be enforced?
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2.3KNewsAs public colleges begin to merge or shut down, one state shows how hard it is
Closing colleges and universities face hostilities from communities and politicians.
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1.7KNews‘Kept in limbo:’ As uncertainty over Trump plans looms, migrant children struggle to find legal aid
Children migrating alone rarely have access to help for navigating the immigration system.
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5.8KFrom the FieldA 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children
Adolescents who show empathy toward their friends are more likely to become supportive parents.
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2.5KGrantsAt-risk and system-involved youth development, prevention and treatment grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, At-risk/System-Involved Youth, Diversion, Youth Development, Community | Amount: Up to $800,000 | Deadline: Feb. 24, 2025
