Youth Today
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4.1KEditor's PickAbout Changing the Odds Remix
The Remix is a collaboration between Youth Today and Knowledge to Power Catalysts.
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2.8KOpinionAddressing student absenteeism, tutoring and after-school programs to meet new White House goals
The agenda offers detailed roadmaps to help states better use existing data and funds.
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1.9KNewsPrivate schools, public money: School leaders are pushing parents to exploit voucher programs
The more voucher money families receive, the less schools must offer in financial aid.
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5.5KNewsOverscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds
The statistical techniques are new. Researchers debate about how and when to use them.
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1.1KNewsMany schools want to keep tutoring going when COVID money is gone. How will they pay for it?
States can ask for more time to spend pandemic aid going toward tutoring.
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4.7KOpinionStudents with disabilities often left on the sidelines when it comes to school sports
This violates the civil rights of students with disabilities and devalues their athletic skills.
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911GrantsAlaska youth summer camp support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Summer Programs, Out-of-School Time, Summer Camps, Youth Development, Alaska | Amount: Up to $45,000 | Deadline: Feb. 29, 2024
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2.4KFrom the FieldHere’s how I use my story to teach incarcerated kids that writing matters
If they don’t change their lives, what likely awaits them is prison or death.
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2.0KNewsOverhaul reading instruction. KIPP got there first
KIPP reading lessons include phonics to help students recognize sound and letter patterns.
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1.3KGrantsCleveland-area education and healthcare for low-income communities grants
GRANT FOCUS: Healthcare, Education, Low-Income Families, Low-Income Students, Cleveland | Amount: $5,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024
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2.1KOpinionQ&A: Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
Abuse disclosure, consistent support from safe adult caregivers, and therapy are important for recovery.
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1.2KNewsFlorida’s accomplishments highlighted at National Mentoring Month round table. What will you do in 2024?
Mentoring means dedication of one’s time to motivate, educate, support and inspire another individual.
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1.0KNewsEveryday Hero: Andrea Hancock dreams of a night when bed bugs don’t bite
Making a difference with clean bedding and pest control for the most at-risk communities.
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1.6KNewsQ&A: Child care workers organize for better pay and treatment
Workers are exceptionally hard to unionize, due to high turnover rates and geographic spread.
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1.8KNewsCOVID-era laptops made a dent in the digital divide. Now the real work begins.
Technology has the potential to help students take more control of their learning.
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3.8K► ReportsA call to action for closing the digital access, design, and use divides: 2024 national educational technology plan
A federal report discusses the latest in educational technology, highlighting three pervasive "digital divides".
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1.8KGrantsNational juvenile court data archive program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Courts, Research, Data | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Mar. 5, 2024
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2.0KNews7 strategies to help gifted autistic students succeed in college
About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism.
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1.9KNews21 bodycam videos caught the NYPD wrongly arresting black kids on Halloween. Why can’t the public see the footage?
Police have undermined the promise of transparency and accountability that accompanied the body-camera movement.
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629GrantsAdvancing inclusion of immigrant families and children policy research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Immigrant Children/Youth, Family Support, Child/Youth Development, Housing, Healthcare | Amount: $30,000 - $450,000 | Deadline: Feb. 16, 2024 (LOI)
