Youth Today
All posts tagged "race ethnicity and gender"
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2.0KNewsTexas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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2.6KNewsHealing the children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.
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1.4KNewsWhat to know about the roiling debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates
Researchers have challenged the data behind a striking two-decade rise in maternal mortality rates.
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2.3KNewsYouth shelters lock out hundreds of NYC youth and migrants
The migrant crisis is increasingly intertwined with the rapidly rising number of homeless youth.
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2.5KOpinionAfter years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry
Early education and child care represent the most diverse and lowest-paid sector in education.
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1.7KOpinionQ&A: Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools
America’s schools don’t always welcome, support or allow cultural expression.
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3.3KOpinionAt a diversity-focused charter school, worlds of learning for a Black child
Every family should have the option to choose a school that fits their values.
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2.1K► Reports2024 Black LGBTQ+ youth report
Despite solemn statistics, Black LGBTQ+ youth are finding the confidence to own their space.
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1.3KNewsHow one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy
This district added tutoring and non-test-based ways for students to qualify for advanced math.
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1.8KNews21 bodycam videos caught the NYPD wrongly arresting black kids on Halloween. Why can’t the public see the footage?
Police have undermined the promise of transparency and accountability that accompanied the body-camera movement.
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1.9KNewsThe mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support
WOW offers weekly meetings to students of all races who identify as female/nonbinary.
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1.7KNewsSchool clubs for gay students move underground after Kentucky’s anti-LGBTQ law goes into effect
Kentucky’s law, passed in March 2023, is one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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1.9KNewsWill the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?
The family wonders how the Supreme Court college admissions decision will shape their futures.
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2.1K► ReportsThe mental health and well-being of indigenous LGBTQ young people
A new report discusses the mental health challenges that indigenous LGBTQ youth face.
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1.9K► NewsmakersKimberly R. Alexander named executive director of M.O.B.B United and M.O.B.B United for Social Change
Kimberly R. Alexander is the new executive director of Moms of Black Boys United, Inc. (M.O.B.B. United) and M.O.B.B. United for Social...
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3.7KNewsIn ‘host homes,’ volunteers provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness
Host homes build off of a "history of resilience and resistance.”
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3.4KNewsA new policy in Florida could out LGBTQ+ students to their parents if they join a GSA
Some LGBTQ+ student clubs in Florida have disbanded altogether.
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1.9KNewsAs migrants arrive, some schools need more buses, books and bilingual teachers
An increase in immigrant kids has created challenges for schools.
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4.7KNewsCalifornia’s Wiyot Tribe gets land back and builds foster youth housing
As homelessness rises, the Wiyot are ensuring youth have "a place to call home."
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2.1KNewsShaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states take a harder line on school discipline
Kentucky is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students.
