Youth Today
All posts tagged "disabled youth"
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721NewsEducation groups push back against feared cuts to school-based Medicaid
For decades Medicaid has paid for services in schools for low-income students.
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250GrantsThe Carolinas at-risk children and youth development grants
GRANT FOCUS: At-risk Children/Youth, Child/Youth Health & Development, Physical Activity | Amount: $10,000 - $150,000 | Deadline: Mar. 11, 2025
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671NewsA developmental disability diagnosis can hit hard – but it isn’t a knockout
An evaluation for a developmental disability can feel like a double-edged sword.
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1.1KNewsAmid fear, trans students and families plan for Trump’s second term
Teachers wonder: What resources will I be able to use to keep kids safe?
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1.8KGrantsMusic education, STEM and hearing impairment issues grants
GRANT FOCUS: Music Education, STEM, Youth Development, Disabled Youth, Hearing Impairment | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2024
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864GrantsEarly education for children with disabilities professional development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Education, Children/Youth with Disabilities, Workforce/Professional Development | Amount: Up to $350,000 | Deadline: Dec. 3, 2024
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1.0KNewsTransgender youth athletes find support, community in one Atlanta basketball league
Transgender athletes in sports are controversial right now.This Atlanta league is one response.
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957NewsAnti-trans laws fueled a spike in suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth
This is the first report to draw a connection between suicide and anti-trans laws.
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1.4KOpinionParents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years. New rules help insure child welfare systems treat them more fairly
Yet child welfare workers don't receive formal training on working with parents with disabilities.
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1.2KNewsSchool district with highest student arrest rate in the nation agrees to reform how it disciplines disabled students
The agreement concludes a federal civil rights investigation into Four Rivers Special Education District.
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3.8KNewsHow could Project 2025 change education?
This “manual for conservative policy thought” would transform American education from start to finish.
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2.5KGrantsAt-risk youth development, education and job/career training program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Education, Job/Career Training, Youth Leadership, At-Risk Youth | Amount: $700,000 - $1,500,000 | Deadline: Sept. 16, 2024
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962GrantsGrants to address needs of youth with disabilities in Massachusetts and New York
GRANT FOCUS: Youth w/ Disabilities, Mental Health, Marginalized Youth, New York, Massachusetts | Amount: $15,000 - $50,000+ | Deadline: Aug. 7, 2024
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1.9KNewsThree states have warned against sending students to an unregulated boarding school for youth with autism
Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York are involved in investigations of Shrub Oak International School.
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716NewsReport: Some Michigan districts are not equitably funding schools with higher needs
Only 55% of schools in Michigan’s 25 largest districts showed patterns of equitable spending.
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2.5KNewsAutism, dyslexia, ADHD: How colleges are helping ‘neurodivergent’ students succeed
University of San Diego professors are developing programs to empower neurodivergent students to thrive.
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Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in $4 million discrimination case
Different treatment based on assumed genitali was discrimination on the basis of sex.
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1.9KNewsNew York Education Department hindered an abuse investigation at boarding school for autistic youth
The department violated state and federal law when it refused to provide records.
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1.3KNews
Illinois school districts sent kids to a for-profit out-of-state facility that isn’t vetted or monitored
Some Illinois districts have abdicated their own responsibility to monitor students’ education and welfare.
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970NewsJudge refuses to dismiss all claims by transgender child against state of Tennessee, Williamson County Schools
A challenge of Tennessee’s school restroom/locker room laws by transgender students remains alive.
