Youth Today
All posts tagged "race ethnicity and gender"
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295NewsThree reasons why so few eighth graders in the poorest schools take algebra
Access to algebra is only one problem in schools where teaching quality's ‘less optimal.’
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226NewsPhilly schools get state grant to plant more trees
The $500,000 to Philadelphia schools is part of $79.4 million in state grants.
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401Guest Opinion EssayUS math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
What do teachers think causes performance differences between boys and girls in math?
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404NewsTribal college campuses are falling apart. The U.S. hasn’t fulfilled its promise to fund the schools.
The 37 tribal colleges across 14 states can't afford basic repairs and upgrades.
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2.2KNewsQ&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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726NewsA 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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595NewsAnti-trans laws fueled a spike in suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth
This is the first report to draw a connection between suicide and anti-trans laws.
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949► Reports“Youth Civic Empowerment” report released by YouthTruth
Are America’s public schools preparing students to engage in the responsibilities of citizenship?
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2.0KNewsWhite House unveils new policies to transform child welfare
One central area of focus is the distinction between family poverty and child neglect.
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1.1KNewsUndocumented kids have a right to attend public schools. This coalition wants to keep it that way.
Education for All works to counteract anti-immigrant policy proposals that limit educating undocumented children.
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835NewsAdvocates fear Minnesota students will again be subject to restraint used on George Floyd
Some say task force is shutting down discussion of guidelines for cops in schools.
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssaySchools can’t wish away the need for DEI officers
They are needed to coach campus/district leaders and staff how to address racist conflicts.
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970NewsIt takes a village: A Brooklyn high school and NYC nonprofits team up to enroll older immigrants
Under state law, immigrant students are allowed to attend public school through age 21.
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694NewsNew partnership will boost agricultural education for Arizona Indigenous students
Lessons and project-based topics include origins, traditions, leadership, and plant science within Indigenous communities.
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1.7KNewsHundreds of high schools wrongfully refused entry to older, immigrant student
High school enrollment requirements for these students are arbitrary and unpredictable — with no oversight.
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayHow DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning
Institutions are shuttering programs preemptively to avoid political pressure. This will have lasting effects.
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705NewsAn Illinois school district’s reliance on police to ticket students is discriminatory, civil rights complaint says
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets with fines.
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898Guest Opinion EssayState laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education
Twenty-one of 150 Republican-proposed state bills curbing academic freedom on campus have become law.
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1.0KNewsQ&A: Supporting school leaders of color
BIPOC principles are more likely to serve in high-needs schools. Supporting them is important.
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1.2KNewsNative Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education
The Native American Community Academy network has big plans but faces growing pains.
