Youth Today
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1.0KNewsFor transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
Restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors went into effect in eight states this year.
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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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978NewsNonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers
The lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to the vulnerable.
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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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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayAmericans say character education is schools’ top job. So why do they think no one else cares?
A private opinion study helps show what Americans think about character education in schools.
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2.4K► NewsmakersJermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR
Jermaine Myrie succeeds outgoing CEO David Shapiro on April 24.
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1.7KNewsReport finds ‘huge unmet demand’ for afterschool programs among Native American families
Some schools have zero opportunities for afterschool learning, one tribal education director said.
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1.2K► ReportsFederal bureau releases new data on reported sexual assault and harassment in juvenile facilities
Most of the victims were boys, who, as a group, outnumber incarcerated girls.
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9.4KNewsAs demand for youth mental health services grows, the U.S. is facing a social worker shortage
Rural communities have been particularly affected by social worker shortages.
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1.4KNewsHomeless shelters aren’t equipped to deal with New Mexico’s most troubled foster kids. Police see it for themselves.
"What we’re doing here?” a sheriff’s deputy asked his supervisor after a shelter call.
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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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1.4K► ReportsReport: Girls’ arrests rose; incarceration rates were highest among Black and Native American girls
Girls accounted for 31% of arrested youth in 2019, up from 18% in 1990.
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9.1KNewsThe death of 17-year-old Taylor Goodridge is the latest test for Utah’s will to regulate the “troubled teen industry”
“On the internet, it looks like a great place," said an attorney for Taylor's family.
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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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821NewsCommunity 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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1.2KNewsGun injuries in US surged during pandemic, CDC study shows
The largest proportional increase occurred among children younger than 15.
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssayDon’t let conservatives fool you: Anti-trans laws don’t protect youth and families, they endanger them
If conservatives were truly concerned with children's wellbeing, they would stop pushing anti-trans policies.
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1.5KNewsFunerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims
Funeral arrangements were disclosed for the six people killed in the Nashville school shooting.
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1.1KNewsBill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes
It seeks to restrict travel by creating the crime of "abortion trafficking".
