Youth Today
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4.6KNewsExclusive Data: Thousands of schools at risk of closing due to enrollment loss
Federal COVID relief funds are ending. Schools now confront a massive enrollment-based funding crisis.
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1.6KOpinionJust as dams can make rivers healthy, balanced learning systems bolster schools
Schools must balance standardized education with nurturing diverse talents.
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1.5KOpinionWhy university leaders must resist dangerous calls to silence student speech
It is precisely in moments like this one that free speech is most important.
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857GrantsHelping youth with autism and/or epilepsy transition to adulthood program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Disabled Youth, Youth w/ Disabilities, Autism, Epilepsy, Youth Services | Amount: Up to $450,000 | Deadline: Mar. 11, 2024
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1.8KNewsNearly 10 million children won’t get summer food benefits as states opt out of new federal program
Only 35 states opted in to the 2024 Summer EBT program.
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2.8KNewsAtlanta homeless youth program helps students attend college
Jay Lee is an 23-year-old Atlanta native and college student. And Lee is homeless.
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1.2KGrantsGreat Lakes region K-12 youth indigenous environmental education project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Indigenous/Native Youth, K-12, Great Lakes | Amount: $50,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024
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2.0KNewsQ&A: Yes, college is possible for students with developmental disabilities
What does inclusive postsecondary education look like and who's eligible?
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1.4KNewsGeorgia woman advocates for disabled rights after sudden accident
Marietta, Georgia, resident Marjorie Rogers suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2018.
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1.8KNewsOne-on-One tutoring program bets big on teaching kindergartners to read
The early literacy training program includes daily, 15-minute sessions during school.
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550GrantsMinority community mental health improvement award grants
GRANT FOCUS: Mental Health, Minority Communities, Underserved Communities, Mental Healthcare Access | Amount: $5,000 | Deadline: Jan. 29, 2024
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900GrantsPreventing youth sports injuries research support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Youth Safety, Youth Welfare, Research | Amount: $25,000 | Deadline: Feb. 8, 2024
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1.0KNewsHow Cuyahoga County picks attorneys to represent children
Six judges decide whether to assign the public defender’s office or appoint private counsel.
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2.0KNewsThe mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support
WOW offers weekly meetings to students of all races who identify as female/nonbinary.
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1.5K► ReportsAn overview of child care and early learning in the United States
This data dashboard shows national and state trends in the early childhood industry.
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1.7KNewsUtah bills itself as “family-friendly” even as lawmakers have long neglected child care
Utah, with the nation’s highest percentage of children, faces a decades-long daycare crisis.
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3.7KNewsNew FAFSA form may decrease aid to farm-family collegians
FAFSA change may mean fewer rural students at a time of declining college enrollment.
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1.4KNewsIllinois judge closes juvenile detention center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
The judge cited staffing shortages that made it difficult to meet new state standards.
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1.8KGrantsOregon and SW Washington youth sports, physical activity and community program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Youth Health, Community, Oregon, Washington | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2024
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1.5KNewsNew York closed psych beds for youth in crisis. Now, foster care programs and host towns are being pushed to the limit.
Kids with acute mental health challenges are on campuses ill-equipped to handle them safely.
