Youth Today
All posts tagged "Education and Training"
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6.6KNewsWill California’s promise of ‘the largest preschool program in the country’ meet expectations?
Will it close the educational achievement disparities between poor and comparatively well-off children?
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6.0KNewsTiny schools, big money: Microschools are increasingly popular among some families of children with disabilities
Microschools occupy a space between homeschooling and private schooling but can get public funding.
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1.3KNewsBrazil’s school violence mirrors US. Its reaction doesn’t
In Brazil, there appears to be broad support for holding social media platforms accountable.
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1.0KNews‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
Pandemic-fueled school interruptions have raised the stakes for kids learning to read.
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1.3KNewsUvalde families plead for languishing Texas gun bills
The emotional late-night hearing underlined the sustained anger by some Uvalde families.
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1.1KNewsVeto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
State representatives voted 56-36 to override the governor's veto, but 63 votes were required.
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830NewsCommunity colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’
The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37% since 2010.
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1.3KNewsTeacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges gross negligence for ignoring multiple warnings leading up to the shooting.
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893NewsDeSantis to expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law to all grades
The proposal forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.
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991NewsNorth 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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650NewsBook ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said the American Library Association's Deborah Caldwell-Stone.
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1.3KNewsAutism now more common among Black, Hispanic kids in US
Autism is being diagnosed more in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids.
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880► ReportsThe reach of school breakfast and lunch during the 2021–2022 school year
A new report shows significant growth in the numbers of students receiving school meals.
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681NewsLos Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
With teachers marching in solidarity, the workers are demanding better wages and increased staffing.
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894NewsSchool library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content
Book bans seem to target LGBTQ content and not just "sexually explicit material".
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882NewsDigital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm’?
With misinformation rampant online, educators are finding ways to teach students to recognize it.
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953NewsOregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools
Manning's bill requires Oregon school districts to develop climate change curriculum within three years.
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2.5KNewsAfghan student in U.S. starts remote learning program for women and girls back home
Teaching the women and girls English gives them access to the world, Zahra said.
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844NewsMany kids need tutoring help. Only a small fraction get it.
Schools trying to ramp up tutoring have run into roadblocks, including staffing and scheduling.
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938NewsJaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
Hundreds of thousands of college-aged students didn't enroll in college during the pandemic.
