Youth Today
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1.3KGrantsPreK-12 computer science education access program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Computer Science, PreK-12, Educator Support | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: June 4, 2024
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761GrantsChild development research program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Development, Research, Workforce Development, Low-income Children/Families | Amount: $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 | Deadline: May 31, 2024
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1.6KNewsLGBTQ students wonder what’s next as conservative states seek to block new Title IX rules
Two days after new Title IX rules were published, 15 states announced they're suing.
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4.0KNewsColleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the students?
Most students at colleges that close give up on their educations altogether.
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1.6K► ReportsData collection and reporting guidance for the Full-Service Community Schools program
A report serves as a roadmap for full-service community schools to properly utilize data.
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1.1KNewsParents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
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6.0K► NewsmakersAli Knight appointed chief executive officer of GreenLight Fund
Ali Knight succeeds co-founder and 20-year CEO Margaret Hall on May 20, 2024.
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1.4KOpinionThe botched FAFSA rollout hurt immigrant families like mine
Thousands of high school seniors were unable to complete the federal aid application.
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1.4KNewsIn a disastrous year, states that mandate FAFSA completion fared a bit better
Three of the 10 states with the highest completion rates have mandatory FAFSA policies.
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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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1.4KGrantsYouth 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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687GrantsModernizing 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.
