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4.8KNewsA history of holding parents responsible for their kids’ crimes
About three-quarters of school shooters obtain their guns from a parent or another relative.
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5.6KOpinionAI can help − and hurt − student creativity
Teaching students to think creatively versus relying on AI for answers is important.
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1.2KGrantsSouth Carolina school arts education support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Arts Education, Arts, Teacher/Educator Support, School, South Carolina | Amount: Up to $2,500 | Deadline: Mar. 5, 2024
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1.7KNewsStates bet big on career education but struggle to show it works
Only 27 states maintain data systems that connect education and employment information.
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1.4KNewsHow one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy
This district added tutoring and non-test-based ways for students to qualify for advanced math.
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828GrantsInclusion advancement and education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Inclusion, Anti-hate, Bullying, Antisemitism, Discrimination/Prejudice, Education | Amount: $25,000 - $75,000 | Deadline: Feb. 23, 2024 (LOI)
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607GrantsHawaii middle school student transition improvement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Middle School, School Transition, Student Achievement, Hawaii | Amount: $7,500 | Deadline: Feb. 19, 2024
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1.1KNewsEmpty display cases, hungry kids, disrupted production: NYC’s cafeteria cuts send shockwaves
The circumstances surrounding the school food budget cut are still somewhat murky.
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1.2KNewsYouth as Solutions: Peacebuilding in Action opportunity
Teams will be awarded $1000 to implement collaborative service-learning experiences March through September.
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1.1KGrantsConflict resolution, civic engagement and youth leadership team support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Civic Engagement, Democracy | Amount: $1000+ | Deadline: Feb. 27, 2024
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929NewsK-12 enrollment fails to emerge from pandemic, federal data shows
The release from the NCES shows enrollment was still 2% less than 2019 figures.
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1.8KGrantsLos Angeles region education, healthcare, homelessness and social justice program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Los Angeles Education, Health, Healthcare, Homelessness, Social Justice | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024
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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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5.6KNewsOverscheduling 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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923GrantsAlaska 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.
