Youth Today
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8.5KNews‘Universal design’ builds in accessibility for disabled people on the front end
Universal design views everyone’s needs for access as equally important, regardless of their limitations.
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1.3KGrantsYouth mental health improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Underserved Youth, SEL, School-based Services, Healthcare Access | Amount: $100,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: May 22, 2024
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684GrantsModernizing undergraduate computing education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM/Computing Education, Higher Education, Education Improvement/Reform | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: May 30, 2024
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1.5KNewsDespite outcry over seclusion at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill
It aimed to empower an independent agency to require changes when standards were violated.
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1.3KOpinionAnalysis: 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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1.3K► ReportsLearning curve: Lessons from the tutoring revolution in public education
A new report discusses three different approaches to sustain new, successful tutoring initiatives.
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1.8KOpinionSending 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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2.0KNewsNew Title IX rules offer ‘comprehensive coverage’ for LGBTQ+ students and sexual violence survivors
The new regulations from the Biden administration strengthen protections for sex discrimination, reversing Trump-era changes.
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1.7KGrantsBrooklyn BIPOC community strengthening and racial justice grants
GRANT FOCUS: BIPOC Community, Youth/Racial Justice, Civic Engagement, Community Dev., Brooklyn | Amount: Up to $45,000 per year | Deadline: May 15,...
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2.1KNewsTexas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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2.0K► ReportsFoster care or foster con? Preserving the federal benefits of America’s most vulnerable children
A report analyzes what all 50 states are doing about foster youth federal benefits.
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2.2KNewsRoom scans & eye detectors: Robocops are watching your kids take online exams
Are young children being monitored by AI without informed consent? Are room scans legal? The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology found...
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3.7KNewsHow a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children’s grades and parents’ sense of self
Successful programs have shifted public opinion to be more favorable towards monthly guaranteed incomes.
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2.6KNewsStudents with disabilities more likely to be suspended for disorderly conduct and insubordination
Categories like these are cited hundreds of thousands of times yearly to justify suspensions.
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1.9KNewsQ&A: This Colorado teacher survived Columbine. Here’s how she prioritizes trauma-informed practices.
Heather Martin discusses how her experience at Columbine influenced her education and her teaching.
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2.9KNewsWhat happens when suspensions get suspended?
Students are benefiting from a decade-old ban on suspensions for ‘willful defiance.'
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2.0KGrantsYouth/juvenile justice reform and prevention/intervention research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Offenders, Juvenile Recidivism, Research | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: May 21, 2024
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1.9KNewsTennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe.
Some experts say the measures can counteract a crucial tool for safety: threat assessments.
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1.6KNewsLetting vouchers fund Indiana microschools could spur innovation, but also a fight for cash
Indiana has gone from a handful of microschools a few years ago to 45.
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2.6KNewsCase study: How 2 teachers use AI behind the scenes to build lessons & save time
Teachers can avoid hours of preparation by using artificial intelligence to craft a plan.
