Youth Today
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1.5KOpinionWhen accommodations exist on paper but not in practice: How ACT testing fails students with disabilities
Students with disabilities face barriers when trying to access standardized testing accommodations, especially those without strong adult support networks.
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734GrantsAt-risk community and family support program grants
GRANT FOCUS: At-risk Community/Family Support, Education, Job/Career Training, Reentry/Recidivism | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Feb. 20, 2026
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356GrantsNew Hampshire community opioid abatement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Opioid Crisis/Use/Abuse, Addiction Services, Youth Health/Wellbeing, New Hampshire | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: Feb. 18, 2026
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360GrantsLibrary professional and workforce development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Library Support, Professional/Workforce Development, Education, Job/Career Training | Amount: $25,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 13, 2026
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5.1KGrantsCommunity and school youth football field support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Youth Football, Physical Activity, Low-income Community/Youth | Amount: Up to $250,000 | Deadline: Mar. 30, 2026
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521GrantsGrants to support Washington D.C. area community projects led by young women of color
GRANT FOCUS: Girls/Women of Color, Community Projects, Youth-led Projects, Washington D.C., Maryland | Amount: $2,000 | Deadline: Mar. 13, 2026
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1.2KOpinionThe empty desk: A student’s view of the siege in our hallways
A junior at Columbia Heights High School in Minnesota gives a glimpse into what it's like to be student during the ongoing...
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762GrantsHuman trafficking victim services improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Sex/Human Trafficking, Victim Services, Child/Youth Safety & Wellbeing, Mental Health | Amount: $440,000 - $950,000 | Deadline: Mar. 13, 2026
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599GrantsSmall museum project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Museum Support, Museum Project Support, Humanities/STEM Education, Learning | Amount: $5,000 - $75,000 | Deadline: Mar. 13, 2026
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1.0KFrom the FieldWe taught students to love hands-on learning. Let’s help them continue to embrace it once they leave the classroom.
Many students, encouraged by hands-on learning, are perfect for a career in skilled trades. But, society's response has often been: Go to...
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1.3KFrom the FieldWhat I learned teaching sex ed as a teen, and why every school needs it
A peer educator speaks about her experiences teaching peer-led sex education lessons.
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1.3KGrantsNative American community library support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Youth, Library Support, Education, Reading/Literacy | Amount: $6,000 - $10,000 | Deadline: Mar. 13, 2026
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584GrantsMinnesota community hockey access expansion grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Youth Hockey, Community, Physical Activity, Health, SEL, Minnesota | Amount: $5,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Feb. 27, 2026
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1.2KOpinionFrom systems leadership to ecosystems stewardship: A next step for OST intermediaries?
The benefits of comprehensive learning ecosystems are vast, but a vital part of maintaining and stewarding them will fall on OST programs/intermediaries.
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1.2KGrantsChild/youth human trafficking victim services and outcome improvement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Victims, Human/Sex Trafficking, Child/Youth Abuse, Victim Services | Amount: Up to $1,600,000 | Deadline: Mar. 11, 2026
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1.3KGrantsSan Diego early literacy program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood/Learning/Education, Literacy, Reading, Disadvantaged Children, San Diego | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: Feb. 20, 2026
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415GrantsOregon, Illinois and Arizona first-generation college student support scholarship grant
GRANT FOCUS: Student Support, First-Generation College Student, Higher Education, Scholarships | Amount: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2026
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352GrantsLead hazards in homes with young children control and abatement program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health/Development, Environmental Health, Safe/Healthy Homes, Lead Hazard | Amount: $1,000,000 - $2,500,000 | Deadline: Feb. 28, 2026
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2.0KGrantsOutstanding young community leaders award
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Civic Engagement, Youth-led Projects, Community | Amount: $10,000 | Deadline: Mar. 15, 2026
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1.2KOpinionThey age out — then we hire them. What happens next matters most.
Despite the vital role of young staff, we know little about how these experiences shape their development and which workplace practices help...
