Youth Today
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2.4KNewsThe seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice
Ohio announced it will try to shut down its three large youth correctional facilities.
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1.5KNewsAll-charter no more: New Orleans opens its first traditional school in nearly two decades
It’s the first time the district has opened its own school since Hurricane Katrina.
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1.9KNewsSchool district with highest student arrest rate in the nation agrees to reform how it disciplines disabled students
The agreement concludes a federal civil rights investigation into Four Rivers Special Education District.
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1.5KGrantsYouth-led community project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth-led Projects, Youth Leadership/Development, Youth Mental Health/Well-being | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024
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1.7KNewsA gunman kills at school and prosecutors again focus on the suspect’s parent
Georgia prosecutors allege a father’s actions led to the mass Apalachee High School shooting.
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1.0KGrantsChildren’s sports project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Sports, Physical Activity, SEL, Child Health/Well-being | Amount: €50,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2024
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3.1KOpinionGeorgia high school shooting shows how hard it is take action even after police see warning signs
Warnings came a week prior ... the reactions came too late to stop the killings.
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1.9KGrantsMassachusetts community health and girls’ mental health grants
GRANT FOCUS: Health, Community, Equity, Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Environment | Amount: Up to $30,000 | Deadline: Oct. 4, 2024
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1.8KBook ReviewsNew book by an author who journeyed from incarcerated juvenile to college professor teaching restorative justice
Sentenced to life without parole at 18, Felix is proof redemption is possible.
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2.2KOpinionToday’s school children practice running for their lives – but there are better ways to keep students safe from shooters
Here are three ways communities could lessen gun violence in and around schools.
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1.6KGrantsOST environmental STEM projects for middle and high school youth grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, STEM, Environmental Education, Middle/High School, OST | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Unspecified
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1.8KNews‘Not waiting for people to save us’: 9 school districts combine forces to help students
The program pooled district resources to prepare students for college and good jobs.
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4.0KOpinionAI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – Here’s why that’s unlikely
Can AI classroom bots really be "deeply passionate, great at teaching, and infinitely patient?"
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3.0KNewsIs AI in schools promising or overhyped? Potentially both, new reports suggest
Two new reports offer markedly different visions of emerging AI use in education.
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2.0K► ReportsLeveraging AI to transform education
Over 60 policymakers, edtech innovators, school leaders, and advocates convened to discuss AI.
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1.9K► ReportsThe Education Hazards of Generative AI
Chatbots in classrooms: What are the potential dangers with using them in education?
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2.1KOpinionPoliticians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools
Current state legislation governing how theories are introduced and taught in classrooms is concerning.
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2.1K► ReportsExpanding education and employment pathways for systems-involved young people
Tackling the root causes of disconnection from education and careers with systems-involved youth.
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1.8KFrom the FieldTEACHER VOICE: Big mistake — Schools are swapping out Shakespeare, Chaucer and Dickens for Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift
I want my students to engage with the foundation of our literary traditions.
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813GrantsNative/tribal education capacity building grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Education, Native/Tribal Students and Youth, Rural Education | Amount: $50,000 - $160,000 | Deadline: Oct. 15, 2024
