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All posts tagged "legislation"
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2.2KNewsSome states approve mental health sick days for students
The language varies from state to state, with some bills limiting the number of allowable mental health days and others requiring a...
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964News‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor
Florida's Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting...
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1.4KNewsNew Mexico to offer equal pay to Native American teachers
New Mexico will begin to offer equal pay to dozens of Indigenous language teachers as part of a new law aimed at...
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3.2KNewsCOVID Relief Bill Would Reduce Child Poverty, Aid Youth Programming
COVID relief funding from the federal government, if passed into law, will make a historic reduction in child poverty and could also...
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2.9KNewsMore Apprenticeships For Young People on Horizon If Federal Legislation Passes
MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK Apprenticeship programs could soon expand in the United States, opening up more pathways for young people to earn while they learn....
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayWhat a Biden-Harris Administration Means For Gun Violence Epidemic
Although public health experts have rightly been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic this year, America has been in the grips of another...
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1.5KGuest Opinion EssayGun Violence Can Be Reduced With Incremental Changes, As With Car Safety
Flash forward to today. Death by gun violence has surpassed motor vehicle deaths nationwide, and mass shootings are an everyday occurrence. There...
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1.5KNewsOccupancy Tax Has Potential to Help New Mexican Kids, CYFD Expert Says
A cursory look at the proposed laws sponsored by southeastern New Mexico lawmakers during the 2020 Legislature gives the impression that they...
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2.8KNewsChange in Washington Law Helps Parents With Their Teens’ Mental Health Needs
For about three months, Karen Kelly would drive around Enumclaw, Wash., after midnight looking for her 13-year-old daughter, Hollie. She carried Hollie’s...
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3.0KNewsHomelessness Advocates Tell of New Successes Via State Legislation
Some laws can make life exceptionally difficult for homeless and runaway youth. Whether it’s requiring parental consent to receive health care or...
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4.4KGuest Opinion EssayCalifornia Legislation Eases Access to Financial Aid, Support for Foster Students
Young people from foster care face significant challenges when it comes to transitioning into independent adulthood. Research shows that foster youth take...
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2.7KNewsMidterm Elections Could Be Positive for After-school, Youth Protections: Advocates
As the dust settles after the midterm elections, youth advocates are looking at the impact on young people.
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2.9K口 Advertising ArchiveExplore Up-to-Date Reports from Foundations & Researchers
Our library includes the latest research and reports from leading organizations and thought leaders in the field of youth services. Access...
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2.5KNewsGeorgia Legislation to Help Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Sue Dies
Efforts to hold organizations accountable for child sexual abuse could be killed in Georgia on the last day of the state legislative...
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2.3KNewsHouse Subcommittee Funds Federal After-school Program Despite Trump’s Call to Kill It
Chris Neitzey breathed a sigh of relief this week. He and other advocates of after-school and summer learning programs have been on...
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3.1KNews21st Century After-school Programs Connect Kids to Careers, Advocates Tell Congress
Colby Holmes, a recent high school graduate from the small town of New Hope, Alabama, found himself on Capitol Hill this week....
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4.8KFrom the BureausMore Protections for Juvenile Offenders Are Before California Legislators
Proposed legislation would move juvenile justice in California closer to rehabilitating youth rather than punishing them, juvenile advocates say.
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1.4KNewsProposed Federal Bill Would Create New Job Programs for Opportunity Youth
Teenagers and young adults who are not in school or working could get a boost from proposed federal legislation that would create...
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2.3KNewsHouse Committee Approves Long-Sought Family First Act
A bill that would give states more flexibility to use federal foster care funding to help families stay together cleared its first...
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1.5KNewsStates Could Not Terminate Medicaid for Juveniles in Custody Under Bill
States would be prohibited from terminating Medicaid coverage for incarcerated juveniles under legislation introduced today in the House and Senate.
