Youth Today
All posts tagged "racism"
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1.1KNewsSchools face pressure to take harder line on discipline
As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the pandemic, many schools are facing pressure.
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1.3KNewsThe toll of his absence: the women supporting prisoner Almeer Nance
Jameerial Johnson's father has been incarcerated her entire life.
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754GrantsSTEM education racial equity program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Racial Equity, STEM Education, Systemic Racism, Education Equity | Amount: Up to $5,000,000 | Deadline: Jan. 17, 2022
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744GrantsSupport grants for southern organizations led by women and girls of color
GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls of Color, Girls' Development, Youth Leaders, Gender Equity, Systemic Racism | Amount: $20,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Jan. 13,...
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5.2K► ReportsNumber of children separated from their families due to parental substance use has more than doubled
The number of children separated from their families due to parental substance use has more than doubled in the past two decades...
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1.5KNewsWisconsin district debates the effects of terminating school police
Madison is one of about 49 public school districts nationwide that, according to Education Week, have trimmed or eliminated school policing programs since...
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2.4KNewsAlabaman is appealing 55-year sentence for participating in a burglary ending in teen friend’s death by police
LaKeith Smith, under Alabama’s felony murder law allowing prosecutors to charge a person considered an accomplice to a crime, was faulted for...
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1.5K► ReportsThe current state of diversity and equity in U.S. apprenticeships for young people
Jobs for the Future releases a new report analyzing the current outlook on diversity and equity in the nation's apprenticeship systems.
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5.8KNewsAsian-Black activism, going back decades, now is being rekindled
Launched in winter 2019 by a Black woman and an Asian American woman, both 27, People Matter echoes cross-racial collaboration extending back...
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851NewsAn algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they...
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2.1KOpinionRadically reimagining youth work in the wake of ‘freedom summer’
We tend to proclaim ourselves healed after every major racial event. George Floyd’s murder sends “shockwaves” across the globe and we embark...
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1.3K► ReportsToo many locked doors: The scope of youth confinement is vastly understated
A new report from The Sentencing Project discusses how youth incarceration rates across the country are being systemically undercounted and what the...
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1.3KNewsFirst 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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1.3KGrantsPublic education equity program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Education Equity, Minority Students, Education Reform, Systemic Racism | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Mar. 28, 2022
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1.6KNewsTrayvon 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...
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1.2KGrantsSocial justice, anti-bias and anti-racism education project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Social Justice, Racism, Bias, Schools, Civic Engagement | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Apr. 1, 2022
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5.5KNewsQ&A: UPenn Prof. Dorothy Roberts makes the case for abolishing the child welfare system
For Dorothy Roberts, a scholar of race and gender at the University of Pennsylvania law school, there is nothing well-meaning or compassionate...
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1.0KGrantsYouth theatre program support and racial equity initiative grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Theatre, Arts, Culture, Racial Equity, Arts Education, Cultural Education | Amount: Up to $3,000 | Deadline: Mar. 6, 2022
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692GrantsGrants for addressing racial disparities in infant healthcare and reducing overall infant mortality
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Infant Health, Infant Mortality, Racial Disparities, Healthcare Access | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: Apr. 19, 2022
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1.7KNewsNew approach to teaching race in school divides New Mexico
A proposal to overhaul New Mexico's social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools, with thousands...
