Youth Today
All posts tagged "Child Care and Development"
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43OpinionUsing different words to find common ground
Thriving. Development. Learning. Education. Which one of these concepts is not like the other?
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270NewsLet’s talk: Teachers pushed to converse more with youngest kids
States are using talk pedometers and conversation coaches to develop young brains.
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319OpinionIt’s a beautiful day in the ecosystem
Mister Rogers showed young children how to wonder. His principles work with all ages.
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537NewsStudent well-being, school choice, higher ed top governors’ priorities for 2025
Governors remained committed to investing in public education but few addressed declining student achievement.
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834NewsFor teens with disabilities, transition to adulthood varies widely by school and state
Employment outcomes for students with disabilities are terrible in comparison to their nondisabled peers.
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737EditorialWhen youth thrive, we all thrive
In these challenging times, Youth Today is making a new, bolder commitment.
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463OpinionParents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food
How many products exceed FDA recommendations? There's no safe level of heavy metal ingestion.
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450► ReportsFragile beginnings: Children face unique vulnerabilities to environmental hazards at every stage of life
This brief discusses the unique vulnerabilities of children to environmental hazards.
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587News1 in 5 child care workers is an immigrant. Trump’s deportations and raids have many terrified
Many staff and children aren’t showing up as federal crackdown on immigration ramps up.
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616NewsMoms to Trump: We want relief on child care costs
A new national campaign encourages Trump to keep and expand the child tax credit.
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891OpinionParents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success
Parents with academically unmotivated and disengaged kids are often at their wits’ end.
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508NewsParents of premature babies struggle to get help their children are entitled to
Few families with premature babies receive the early intervention services they are eligible for.
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2.0KNewsTrump’s ‘pause’ on federal funds: It has not been rescinded. Are early learning & nutrition programs in danger?
Programs serving women and children would be hit particularly hard by a funding pause.
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414► ReportsA logic model to support the study of local child care subsidy payment policies and practices
A guide to support examining child care subsidy payment policies at the local level.
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487NewsFive big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
About 60% of rural Americans live in child care deserts.
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1.9KNewsQ&A: How a child becomes bilingual — and what can be done to help them get there
Q&A with developmental psychologist and language scientist Adriana Weisleder Kids from immigrant backgrounds in the US often struggle to develop fluency in...
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778NewsIntergenerational care benefits children and seniors. Why is it still so rare?
Intergenerational care has cognitive and physical health benefits for both children and seniors.
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847NewsParents on the hunt for child care say it feels like ‘The Hunger Games’
Yearslong wait lists, anxiety, and lack of choice: 4 parents' quest for quality care.
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981NewsThe dark future of American child care
Nationwide, child care deaths are rare but they do happen. Will loosening regulations help?
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532NewsHow child-focused ballot measures fared this election
Voters across the states largely approved funding for children, though some holdouts remain.
