Youth Today
All posts tagged "federal policy"
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3.2KOpinionEducation and youth development are under attack: Now is the time to talk differently and act together
We have to build forward with a grounding in the evidence of what works.
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1.5KOpinionUniting in defense of the ecosystem
The Trump Administration abruptly announced that it's withholding ~$7 billion in federal education funding.
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736► ReportsA guide to improving participation in your state’s child care subsidy system
A guide discusses how to sustainably increase participation in state child care subsidy systems.
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1.1K► ReportsUpdated SNAP benefits decreased poverty in every state
A report finds that an increase in SNAP benefits reduced poverty nationwide.
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896NewsExpanding the child tax credit has some Republican support. Now what?
Many lawmakers want to expand the credit, a longtime Democratic priority.
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1.5KNewsFive big obstacles to opening child care facilities in rural Illinois
About 60% of rural Americans live in child care deserts.
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1.9K► ReportsModeling the impact of a federal baby bonds program
Federal baby bonds would increase working class and minority wealth while reducing student debt.
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Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?
A Republican-controlled Congress will decide its fate, but those pledges may be empty.
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1.5K► ReportsKids’ Share 2024: Federal expenditures on children through 2023 and future projections
An annual report examines federal expenditures on children from 1960 to 2023.
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1.9K► ReportsFoster care or foster con? Preserving the federal benefits of America’s most vulnerable children
A report analyzes what all 50 states are doing about foster youth federal benefits.
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2.1KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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2.2K► Reports2022 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases its 33rd annual report on child well-being across the nation.
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2.5KNewsNew federal immigration policy offers easier path to legal residency for some young migrants
New federal policies that took effect last month now offer some immigrant children protection from deportation and an easier path to legal...
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2.5K► ReportsA research-based practice guide to reduce youth gun and gang/group violence
The Urban Institute releases a new, research-based guide to help communities reduce youth and gang violence.
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1.3KNewsFamilies separated at border now fear extortion attempts
For the 30-year-old Honduran woman, the worst seemed to be over. She's been reunited with her son who, as a 6-year-old, was...
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2.6K► ReportsU.S. Surgeon General advisory: Protecting youth mental health
The U.S. Surgeon General releases a new advisory discussing the need to urgently address the youth mental health crisis across the nation.
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2.3K► ReportsKids’ Share 2021: Report on federal expenditures on children through 2020 and future projections
The Urban Institute publishes the 15th edition of its annual analysis of federal spending on children and how it will change over...
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2.3K► ReportsDividing lines: Racially unequal school boundaries in US public school systems
The Urban Institute's Center on Education Data and Policy publishes a new research report highlighting the role that outdated school attendance and...
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2.1K► Reports2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 32nd edition of its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book discussing the latest data on child...
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2.2K► ReportsHuman Rights Protections for Children in the U.S. Justice System – 2020 National State Ratings Report
Human Rights for Kids takes a comprehensive look at the basic legal framework protecting the rights of justice-involved youth across the country...
