Youth Today
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6.9KNewsTeens on social media: Red, blue and purple states are all passing laws to restrict and protect adolescents
It remains to be seen if, and how, the federal government will weigh in.
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3.7KOpinionParents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success
Parents with academically unmotivated and disengaged kids are often at their wits’ end.
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2.7KGrantsCommunity-based child and family health initiative grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Healthcare, Healthcare Access, Child Development, Community | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: Mar. 17, 2025
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1.5KNewsParents of premature babies struggle to get help their children are entitled to
Few families with premature babies receive the early intervention services they are eligible for.
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1.5KNewsTrump wants to withhold money from schools teaching ‘discriminatory equity ideology,’ gender identity
Federal law prohibits this. Can this executive order be enforced?
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2.5KGrantsUnderage drinking prevention and reduction program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Underage Drinking, Alcohol, Substance Use/Abuse, Youth Health/Development | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: Mar. 17, 2025
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1.1KGrantsNorthwest community environmental project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Justice, Environmental/Public Health, Community Projects, Northwest | Amount: Up to $350,000 | Deadline: Feb. 28, 2025
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3.0KNewsTrump’s ‘pause’ on federal funds: It has not been rescinded. Are early learning & nutrition programs in danger?
Programs serving women and children would be hit particularly hard by a funding pause.
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1.0K► ReportsA logic model to support the study of local child care subsidy payment policies and practices
A guide to support examining child care subsidy payment policies at the local level.
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1.4KGrantsInland Empire region Latino community development grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development, Latino Community, Housing, Education, Child Care, Inland Empire | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Feb. 27, 2025
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5.7KNewsA dismal report card in math and reading
2024 NAEP test results document large increases in students who lack basic skills.
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11.1KNewsAcross 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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2.4KGrantsGrants 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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2.6KNewsTrump 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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1.3KGrantsLow-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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2.1KNewsFive big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
About 60% of rural Americans live in child care deserts.
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2.0KGrantsRural 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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2.6KNewsWriting 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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3.0KGrantsInnovative 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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2.5KNews9 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?
