All posts tagged "Feature Story"

Understanding aging out of foster care

About 19,000 young people age out of the U.S. foster care system each year.

Uninsurance and medicaid eligibility among young adults in 2025: young female patient talks to female doctor

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Uninsurance and medicaid eligibility among young adults in 2025

A brief discusses 2025 young adult health insurance coverage, projecting 3.6 million(11.3%) will be uninsured.

Disabled education from DOE to HHS: Young Black boy in wheelchair sits at desk in elementary classroom with biracial male adult crouched on floor next to him speaking to him about classwork

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A big change for kids with disabilities is underway, Trump says. Critics say it’s against the law.

Trump announced that HHS would handle students’ “special needs” instead of the Education Department.

Close DOE Unlikel: DOE building -- beige, multistory, moder --- with red, grungy rectangle sign with white text "Permanently Closed"

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Trump signs executive order that aims to close U.S. Department of Education

President Trump has already radically transformed the DOE without relying on such an order.

Talk to children in daycare: Young baby stands in light wood crib holding onto rail with several cribs in the background

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Let’s talk: Teachers pushed to converse more with youngest kids

States are using talk pedometers and conversation coaches to develop young brains.

Ending AmeriCorps funding means closing afterschool programs: teacher teaching group of happy, interested young students with laptops

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Ending AmeriCorps funding means closing afterschool programs

AmeriCorps funding cuts would make a bad situation for afterschool programs even worse.

r=Mister Rodgers principles: Several mixed-ethnicity teens stand close together smiling into camera

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It’s a beautiful day in the ecosystem

Mister Rogers showed young children how to wonder. His principles work with all ages.

Education Curriculum fidelity k-12: Woman with long, dark hair in tan sweater and slacks stands at front of colorful classroom next to slide screen with a pointer explaining a colorful science slide to elementary students sitting at desks

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5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19

We’ve identified five ways we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed education.

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Podcast: OpenAI’s educational leader on AI’s ‘Massive Productivity Boost’ for schools, teachers

Q&A discussion on AI’s value in education and the irreplaceable human element in teaching.

Research boys expressing feelings: Young teen boy in blue and white striped shirt sits at desk looking down with head in hand while sitting across from to an adult female in pink shirt speaking to him

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Should boys talk about their feelings more? There’s a partisan divide.

57% of adults said boys should be more encouraged to talk about their feelings.

Republicans propose scholl lunch cuts: Three elementary children sit at table with lime green trays eating lunch

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How a Republican plan to cut universal free school meals could affect 12 million students

Free meal cutbacks would have ripple effects. Eligible children will fall through the cracks.

AmeriCorps cuts: two young volunteers in blue shirts move new light wood park bench into place

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Don’t lose a triple ROI: AmeriCorps cuts will hurt young people, communities and workforce pipelines

It’s important to understand the impact AmeriCorps cuts would have on youth and communities.

Anti-DEI limiting educator's free speech: Dark-haired man in casual business clothes standing in front of empty white board by classroom chairs holding book in right hand and scratching head with left hand wit puzzled look on face

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Anti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights

These directives could fundamentally change education in America. Do they violate the First Amendment?

Well-being and well-becoming through the arts_A picture of mattering for youth of color: young black woman singing on stage passionately

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Well-being and well-becoming through the arts: A picture of mattering for youth of color

A report explores "culture-centered, community-based youth arts programs”; identifying characteristics that support well-being.

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Student 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.

Disabled student job training: Illustration in blues, teals and oranges of car, headphones, keyboard and young male teen in jeans and t-shirt with text "IEP 504" on back in black walking with phone in hand

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For 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.

How would SNAP benefit cuts affect your community: map of United States where each state is hexagon color coded

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How would SNAP benefit cuts affect your community?

A new data tool shows how proposed cuts to SNAP would affect American communities.

Debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates: pregnant belly with hands caressing against black background

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Georgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year

The committee reviews maternal deaths and makes recommendations to improve care for pregnant women.

community and youth arts project grants, arts and culture project grants: young black woman in overall painting on ground with lots of others painting in background

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