All posts tagged "Feature Story"

A smaller Nation’s Report Card

More than a dozen tests that comprise the Nation’s Report Card were canceled. Why?

What rural students need: Yellow school bus driving alone on road between country pastures with farm buildings in far background

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Q&A: From Kentucky to Alaska — Four perspectives on what rural kids need now

Educators offer their advice. What’s can you do to bring their advice to life?

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Q&A: How Communities in Schools grew a partnership with Whataburger to support the CIS Being Present Matters campaign

How does this nonprofit--corporate partnership address key issues causing chronic absenteeism in schools?

Americorps closing: Young woman in blue Americorps t-shirt and young adult Black male in blue Americorps t-shirt stand in a circle with several preteen children with everyones hands stacked on each other in center

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AmeriCorps cuts deplete the power of the allied youth fields workforce

Two recent news stories juxtaposed the value and increasing challenges of this often-overlooked workforce.

SNAP, food access grants: Cute child, preschool boy, eating spaghetti for lunch outdoors in garden, summertime

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Updated SNAP benefits decreased poverty in every state

A report finds that an increase in SNAP benefits reduced poverty nationwide.

ERIC Defunding: close-up of hand holding several virtual images of different types of files while sitting at laptop

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A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat

Defunding ERIC would limit public access to critical education research and best practice methods.

Vitamin D deficiency in children: Mixed ethnic group of 5 young children in swimsuits hold hands and run in clear turquoise water along beach

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Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient

This study found that 68% of children tested had suboptimal vitamin D levels.

transgender youth, high school youth report; young man holding hand to camera with transgender symbol on it

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The challenges faced by transgender youth in today’s political climate

Anti-trans legislation has exacerbated the social and mental health struggles of transgender youth.

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2024 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people by state

A report gives a state-by-state look at LGBTQ+ youth mental health and suicide risk.

youth fields workforce, mentoring: 3 women, one wearing a hijab, look at computer screen together

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Power of us: The youth fields workforce — findings from the National Power of Us Workforce Survey

A report details key findings from a national survey of the youth fields workforce.

Children recovery after disaster: Sad Black preteen girl with long braids in red shirt and blue jeans sitting on windowsill.

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Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires

Research shows that prolonged school closures can significantly affect children’s learning and mental health.

Every connections matters in education: Group of all ages people on a grass lawn surrounded by green trees standing in circle holding hands with arms raised above heads

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Every connection optimized: Unleashing the potential of the people in learning ecosystems

Can learning ecosystems be more than just a conglomeration of the systems supporting learning?

Child tax credit: Dome of US Capitol lit up against cloudy purple night sky with deep, dark purple silhouette of 6 children of various heights standing holding ands facing the Capitol overlaid in foreground.

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Expanding the child tax credit has some Republican support. Now what?

Many lawmakers want to expand the credit, a longtime Democratic priority.

Whooping Cough & Measles outbreak: Billboard sign white text on blue background "Measles s spreading but it's preventable. Find a vaccine near you."

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“Not just Measles”: Whooping Cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline

Outbreaks of diseases could get worse with Trump administration slashing public health infrastructure budgets.

Cell phone alternative activities: Several elementary-age students and two elder women sit around a large table knitting.

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Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district

Pairing expansion of extracurriculars with a cellphone ban, one school district sees success.

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Unsanitary practices persist at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages, workers say

Shortcuts are taken when cleaning manufacturing equipment, repairing leaks and testing for dangerous microbes.

Nonprofit funding goals, changemaking: Young woman with long dark hait stands at whiteboard talking to several people seated in half -circle in front of her

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The revolutionary speed of trust-based changemaking

When you trust young people, they don’t just rise — they soar.

Trump is targeting international students over pro-Palestinian protests: view of protestor in hoody from behind holding Palestinian flag

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Trump is targeting international students over pro-Palestinian protests. But is it legal?

The administration has accused the international students without offering evidence or due process.

Juvenile justice resources and tools development dissemination grants

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Transforming juvenile justice through strategic financing

Child Trends releases a mixed-methods study of juvenile justice systems’ financing across select states/localities.

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