Youth Today
All posts tagged "politics"
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340NewsCandidates 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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725NewsSenator Rounds introduces bill to eliminate US Department of Education
"Local school boards and state DOEs know best what their students need," Rounds said.
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2.3KNewsQ&A: How organizers are harnessing the power of young Latino voters
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez serves as executive director of NextGen America.
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761NewsA campus shooting spurred her political awakening. Her whole family followed.
Three Latinx women stand up, speak out and lead their community against gun violence.
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690NewsBiden budget plan includes $8B to put learning recovery on a ‘faster track’
The budget targets chronic absenteeism, high-impact tutoring, and extended learning in afterschool/summer school programs.
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922NewsGeorgia Senate targets American Library Association in new legislative push
Senate Bill 390 prohibit purchasing materials or services provided by the ALA.
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1.5KNewsParental concern over social media use unites unlikely allies in Congress
Pending child online safety legislation includes the Kids Online Safety Act.
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1.1KGrantsSocial justice and change project support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social Change/Justice, Youth Leaders, Community Organizing, Arts/Culture | Amount: Up to $4,000 | Deadline: Dec. 1, 2023
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2.3KNewsFor youth activists, historic climate law is only the beginning
Over the summer, youth climate activists ramped up their campaign, organizing petitions, sit-ins, protests and rallies at Congress and state capitols across...
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1.4KNewsStates’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students...
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797NewsGeorgia high school athletic group bans transgender athletes
The main athletic association for Georgia high schools voted Wednesday to ban transgender boys and girls from playing on the school sports...
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1.0KNewsGeorgia lawmakers hand transgender decision to sports group
Georgia lawmakers dumped the thorny problem of whether transgender athletes should be allowed to play high school sports onto the state's main...
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1.2KNewsFirst but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick
For Black girls, the possibility of Jackson being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court is a moment of promise, hope...
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1.0KNewsTexas judge blocks investigations of trans youth parents
A Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy...
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981NewsActivism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
Over the past year, book challenges and bans have reached levels not seen in decades, according to officials at the American Library...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayOpinions Vary on Voting While Disabled
In the middle of a global pandemic our country is about to choose who will be the president for the next four...
