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All posts tagged "race ethnicity and gender"
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1.1KNewsHow popular merit scholarships have perpetuated racial inequities across the South
The message seems simple: Anyone can get most, or even all, of their tuition paid through the state’s signature college scholarship program....
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767NewsAfterschool program expanded to help Latino families during the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of young people and the programs that serve them, but some out-of-school time organizations have...
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695NewsEarly transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests
Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study...
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679NewsLawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth
Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California's lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth...
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1.2KNewsEXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?
Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states, labeled child abuse and subject to criminalizing bans....
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1.5KNewsMega dance company bred culture of sex, silence, dancers say
Every year, one of the world's leading dance competition companies sells the dream of Hollywood fame to hundreds of thousands of ambitious...
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2.0K► NewsmakersEric Morrison-Smith named executive director of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color
Eric Morrison-Smith is the new executive director of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, succeeding Marc Philpart, who is leaving...
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1.2KNewsTrans kids fear Alabama laws targeting medicine, bathrooms
Alabama is among multiple states with Republican-controlled legislatures that have advanced bills not only to block medical treatment but to ban transgender...
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1.2KNewsFirst pope, now US churches face boarding-school reckoning
As Native Americans cautiously welcome Pope Francis' historic apology for abuses at Catholic-run boarding schools for Indigenous children in Canada, U.S. churches...
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997NewsGeorgia 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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680NewsCaseworkers: Texas order on trans kids handled differently
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott put in motion abuse investigations into the parents of some transgender kids, child welfare supervisor Randa Mulanax...
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1.6KNews‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten...
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1.1KNewsMichigan law adds mandatory reporters after Nassar scandal
Physical and occupational therapists and athletic trainers will now be required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under a new Michigan...
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1.1KNewsFirst 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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2.5KNewsNew Mexico officials hope to open state’s first safe house for sex trafficked youth
Though popular portrayals of human trafficking tend to conjure ideas of violent kidnappings and cross-border human smuggling, the majority of sexual exploitation...
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997NewsTexas 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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951News‘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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872NewsTexas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state's child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse,...
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1.4KNewsTrayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen’s death changes nation
Trayvon Martin's final night began with a convenience store run, a quick trip for candy and something to drink. It ended in...
