Youth Today
All posts tagged "COVID"
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764NewsCOVID aid funded big repairs at high-poverty schools. Will that give academics a boost too?
Schools on average planned to spend 18% of the COVID aid package on facilities.
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1.2K► ReportsLong COVID for public schools: Chronic absenteeism before and after the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism is likely public schools’ greatest post-pandemic challenge.
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1.5KNewsPost-COVID summer programs didn’t boost kids academically, but may have helped anyway
Many summer programs focused on social emotional learning.
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1.9KNewsFutures on hold: The kids of long COVID
I am one of some 40 million Americans with long COVID.
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1.7KNewsHelp us report on long COVID in kids
If you've been affected by long COVID, we want to hear from you.
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1.0K► ReportsA national call to action for summer learning: How did states respond?
A report discusses how states used unprecedented summer learning federal funding after the pandemic.
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3.6KNewsThree years on, kids with long COVID struggle to get care
Hundreds of thousands of children and teens are living with long COVID.
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836► ReportsThe state of preschool 2022
Preschool enrollment rebounds since COVID, but still 8% below pre-pandemic high.
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1.4KNews‘Everybody’s tired of talking about COVID’: Millions of COVID orphans overlooked in pandemic responses
Approximately 245,000 children across the U.S. have lost one or both parents to COVID.
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2.7KNewsAn accidental experiment during COVID suggests too many children are removed to foster care
Experts warned child abuse would rise during COVID. These researchers found otherwise.
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1.7KNewsMany kids are struggling in school. Do their parents know?
Many parents don't realize how far the pandemic set back their own child's education.
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayThe youth mental health crisis is hitting girls the hardest. Here’s what needs to change.
Four in ten of the young women I work with experience suicidal ideation.
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1.2KNewsPandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls' mental health.
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2.4KNewsThe pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school
An analysis found an estimated 240,000 students whose absences could not be accounted for.
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2.6KNewsEffects of pandemic school closures linger, especially for students with disabilities
Students with disabilities were an “afterthought” for schools before the pandemic and remain so.
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1.3KNewsSchools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis
Among 18 of the country's largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in...
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843NewsTest scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US
Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever. Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels. Nearly four in 10 eighth graders...
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2.4KNewsQ&A: What students lost during COVID and how we can support them now
Youth Today spoke with Lacayo about his experiences teaching throughout the pandemic, how policymakers can support students and teachers and the importance...
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1.6K► Reports2022 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases its 33rd annual report on child well-being across the nation.
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991News‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
Hundreds of thousands of recent graduates are heading to college this fall after spending more than half their high school careers dealing...
