Youth Today
All posts tagged "Race, Ethnicity and Gender"
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943NewsFor transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
Restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors went into effect in eight states this year.
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1.7KNewsReport finds ‘huge unmet demand’ for afterschool programs among Native American families
Some schools have zero opportunities for afterschool learning, one tribal education director said.
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1.4K► ReportsReport: Girls’ arrests rose; incarceration rates were highest among Black and Native American girls
Girls accounted for 31% of arrested youth in 2019, up from 18% in 1990.
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953NewsNorth Carolina House passes bill limiting racial teachings
The House voted 68-49 along party lines for legislation, sending it to the senate.
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804NewsGeorgia law will ban most transgender care for kids under 18
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill in private on Thursday.
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1.2KNewsKids taken from Black family remain in state custody
Five children were taken after a routine traffic stop led to drug charges.
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840NewsSchool library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content
Book bans seem to target LGBTQ content and not just "sexually explicit material".
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3.2KNewsDisabled students at higher risks for arrests, dropping out and being unready for adulthood
Youth with disabilities are at least two-thirds of those in the juvenile justice system.
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943NewsNavajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus
About 80 Native American schools are in desperate need of repair or replacement.
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1.0KNewsUS has a teacher shortage. HBCUs are helping to change that
BOWIE, Md. (AP) — Surrounded by kindergarteners, Lana Scott held up a card with upper and lower case Ys, dotted with pictures...
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1.6KNewsCan Cleveland reduce the harm eviction does to Black families?
Evictions can have far-reaching consequences beyond a miserable day with a housing magistrate.
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1.8KNewsWind River Reservation schools lead the way in teaching new social studies standards in Wyoming
The new standards include the “cultural heritage, history and contemporary contributions of American Indians.”
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1.8KNewsGrandfamilies disproportionately at-risk for food insecurity, advocates say
One in four grandparent-headed households said they have trouble providing food for their families.
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1.0K► ReportsWalking on eggshells: Teachers’ responses to classroom limitations on race- or gender-related topics
A new report summarizes responses of teachers to recent limits placed on their curriculum.
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1.3KNewsNative Americans share trauma of Arizona boarding schools
In Arizona alone, there were 47 federal Indian boarding schools.
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808NewsS.C. committee advances limits to classroom teaching on race
The bill limits teachings on race and allows parents to challenge educational materials.
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1.2KNewsThe toll of his absence: the women supporting prisoner Almeer Nance
Jameerial Johnson's father has been incarcerated her entire life.
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1.6KNewsQ&A: Reporter Roxanna Asgarian’s upcoming book dives deep into the murder-suicide that killed six adopted Black children
There's a larger story behind the Hart murder-suicide, Asgarian says.
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2.0KNewsEsports seen as pathway to boost diversity in STEM careers
Young video game viewers are diverse. The STEM workforce is not.
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2.0KNewsHow the rise of school surveillance software affects LGBTQ students
As schools increasingly monitor students’ online activities, LGBTQ students find themselves at particular risk. The tracking can “out” queer students because the...
