Youth Today
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2.6KNewsQ&A: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s JooYeun Chang wants to give the child welfare system a ‘helping hand’
Chang aims to use fund organizations that are transforming the system "upstream."
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayHiring part-time, temporary staff to work with youth isn’t okay any more
We did something revolutionary with our two newest job postings in our youth program: offered them as full-time, year-round positions.
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1.0KNewsMove on from COVID? Childcare disruptions continue
Forty-seven. That's how many days of childcare Kathryn Anne Edwards' 3-year-old missed last year.
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894NewsAs legal pot grows, more kids sickened by edibles at home
More than 7,000 cases of young children eating marijuana edibles were reported from 2017-2021.
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2.0KNewsEsports seen as pathway to boost diversity in STEM careers
Young video game viewers are diverse. The STEM workforce is not.
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1.1KNewsAre snow days about to get buried by remote learning? Not quite – but it depends on where you live
Chill out — the traditional snow day is far from extinct.
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1.2KNewsFBI: Steep climb in teens targeted by online ‘sextortion’
At least 3,000 children, mostly teenage boys, have been victims this year.
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1.1KNewsHealth officials revise tool to track severe obesity in kids
In recent decades, severe obesity among children in America has nearly quadrupled.
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1.0KNewsChildren’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
Shortages might last in some communities until early next year.
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1.8KNewsAfterschool programs raise pay, lower hiring requirements amid staff shortage
Some programs face long waitlists due to staffing shortages; others have closed.
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3.5KNewsThe extraordinary surge in gun-carrying by teens comes with a heavy cost
The increase in gun carriage was especially pronounced among rural, white, and higher-income adolescents.
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1.4KNewsStudy: More girls are carrying guns
However, it's still less common for girls and young women to carry guns.
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1.4K► ReportsMonitoring the future: National survey results on drug use
The latest results from the University of Michigan's annual national survey on youth drug use are released, showing that rates of adolescent...
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2.1KNewsNew York lags in helping struggling readers. Can Mayor Eric Adams’ pilot dyslexia program help?
Around 40 states require schools to screen children for risk of dyslexia, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy, a consortium...
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1.2KNewsBLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation launched a new relief fund Monday aimed at Black college students, alumni and dropouts overburdened...
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1.1KNewsStudents turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons
Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural...
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayThe Remix with Karen Pittman: Taking police out of schools — different paths, same lessons
SROs, mentors, outdoor educators, soccer coaches, and youth librarians may not think of themselves as being in the same business, but they...
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2.6KNewsUtah offers “free college for all” to juveniles behind bars
Along with New Jersey and California, Utah is among a growing number of states that are implementing postsecondary programming for incarcerated youth....
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1.8KNewsSupported by lawmakers, opposed by reformers, youth sex offender registries have a long history
Originally, registries were conceived as a way to inform communities about convicted sexual predators living in their neighborhoods. But researchers, conducting several...
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1.3KNewsMany kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is...
