Youth Today
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2.9KNewsNew 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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1.7KNewsBLM 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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2.0KNewsStudents 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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2.1KOpinionThe 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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3.7KNewsUtah 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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2.5KNewsSupported 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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1.9KNewsMany 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...
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4.3KNewsParents struggle to find specialized dental care for children with disabilities
Since many general dentists don’t treat children with disabilities, that means millions of parents may find it challenging to find a dentist...
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2.4KNewsTips for finding specialized dental treatment for disabled youth
Dr. Tyeese Gaines gives some helpful advice for parents struggling to find specialized dental care for their children with disabilities.
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2.4K► Nonprofit ToolboxShowing gratitude strengthens nonprofits
Nonprofit leaders carry tremendous responsibility on their shoulders, and often serve as the keepers of the flame that is the organization’s mission....
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4.5KOpinionYou don’t need a task force to tell you why institutionalized children run
Children run away from out-of-home placements because they are in out-of-home placements. Institutionalization is inherently harmful, inherently traumatic and almost never necessary....
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3.6KNewsConnecticut’s turnaround of troubled juvenile system sets a standard, says justice-equity organization
Connecticut has turned its troubled juvenile facilities into what federal officials have cited as exemplary national models. Staffing is up dramatically, in...
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2.9KNewsYoung farmers adapt to a hotter, drier future
A megadrought has changed the way farmers look at the future of farming.
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2.7KNewsBiden Administration’s signature gun safety bill earmarks modest funding for afterschool programs
One of the Biden Administration's signature pieces of legislation — the $13 billion gun safety bill known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities...
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2.5KNewsUvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre
“There’s no accountability or transparency. There’s nothing being done,” Sandra Torres said.
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2.1KNewsYouth take lead in mapping heat impacts across communities
Across the country, young people are banding together to undertake surveys and create heat maps that capture their communities’ desire to mitigate...
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2.8KFrom the Bureaus‘You’re not alone’: How a California school district created a community for children in foster care
“The program is looking to close the achievement gaps for kids in foster care,” said Jenna Mendez, Corona-Norco Unified School District's foster...
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2.3KNewsMore students and teachers are being trained to triage gunshot victims
Last August, teachers and other school staff at Cypress Bay joined what the surgeon’s group says are more than 2.4 million people...
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2.3KNewsListening for gunshot victims’ ‘audible blood,’ then stopping its flow
Emergency wound management such as that taught through the American College of Surgeons’ Stop the Bleed program, its proponents say, offers gun-injured individuals a...
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2.2KNewsSchools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis
Among 18 of the country's largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in...
