Youth Today
All posts tagged "Race, Ethnicity and Gender"
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2.3K► Reports2024 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people
Among LGBTQ+ youth there are elevated suicide risks and lack of mental healthcare access.
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836NewsWhat to know about the roiling debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates
Researchers have challenged the data behind a striking two-decade rise in maternal mortality rates.
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1.0KNews21 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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1.2K► Reports2024 race for results: Building a pathway to opportunity for all children
A new report reveals progress but also highlights persistent disparities for children of color.
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2.1KNewsA new policy in Florida could out LGBTQ+ students to their parents if they join a GSA
Some LGBTQ+ student clubs in Florida have disbanded altogether.
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2.2KNewsKristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop
We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.
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1.1K► ReportsChanging course in youth detention: Reversing widening gaps by race and place
A report finds widening racial and geographic inequities in youth detention since the pandemic.
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2.1KNewsToday’s racial, social tensions prompt a revival of yesteryear’s ‘freedom schools’
Some of today’s freedom schools enroll only Black youth, others a "racial rainbow."
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2.0KNewsQ&A: Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska CEO Jen Patronas on what it’s like to run an afterschool program in the Arctic
Selawik, Alaska, is a Iñupiat Eskimo community where generations have survived off the land.
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1.4KNewsAt graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told her no.
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1.1KNewsFree speech, racial equity battles play out on Wisconsin campuses
Top Republicans announced a push to defund the University of Wisconsin System's diversity efforts.
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1.2KNewsFor transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
Restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors went into effect in eight states this year.
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1.8KNewsReport finds ‘huge unmet demand’ for afterschool programs among Native American families
Some schools have zero opportunities for afterschool learning, one tribal education director said.
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1.6K► ReportsReport: Girls’ arrests rose; incarceration rates were highest among Black and Native American girls
Girls accounted for 31% of arrested youth in 2019, up from 18% in 1990.
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1.1KNewsNorth Carolina House passes bill limiting racial teachings
The House voted 68-49 along party lines for legislation, sending it to the senate.
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967NewsGeorgia law will ban most transgender care for kids under 18
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill in private on Thursday.
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1.3KNewsKids taken from Black family remain in state custody
Five children were taken after a routine traffic stop led to drug charges.
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3.4KNewsDisabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
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1.1KNewsNavajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus
About 80 Native American schools are in desperate need of repair or replacement.
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1.2KNewsUS has a teacher shortage. HBCUs are helping to change that
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Surrounded by kindergarteners, Lana Scott held up a card with upper and lower case Ys, dotted with pictures...
