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national foster care report: graphic of U.S. map projected on set screen with children in each state

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Foster care or foster con? Preserving the federal benefits of America’s most vulnerable children

A report analyzes what all 50 states are doing about foster youth federal benefits.

youth summer learning grants: happy children raising hands outside

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A national call to action for summer learning: How did states respond?

A report discusses how states used unprecedented summer learning federal funding after the pandemic.

State's plans to make school safer political divides: Robb Elementary School sign with memorial made on and around it

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States’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students...

Utah Transgender Sports: Several adults in business attire stand in front of adult protestors holding signs

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Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling

Instead of an outright ban, transgender girls will now be sent before a commission that will determine on a case-by-case basis if...

2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book: mentally challenged boy laughing with guardian at table

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2022 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being

The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases its 33rd annual report on child well-being across the nation.

juvenile court: stone entrance to juvenile court building with flowers in front

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Youth prison reform in the COVID era

Researchers at the Urban Institute discuss how three states reduced youth incarceration and implemented reforms through the trying times of the COVID...

Georgia high school transgender athlete ban: group of people laughing at signing event

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Georgia high school athletic group bans transgender athletes

The main athletic association for Georgia high schools voted Wednesday to ban transgender boys and girls from playing on the school sports...

Lawmakers want legal refuge for trans youth: dark-haired man in glasses and suit speaking with trans rights protest sign in background

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Lawmakers 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...

Florida Don't Say Gay bill passes: group of men in suits walking towards camera

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‘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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New 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...

Texas governor order on gender-confirming care: older white man talking in front of American flag background

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Texas 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,...

South Carolina gov. names new chief of juvenile justice agency: blonde woman speaking with older white man standing behind

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South Carolina governor names new chief of juvenile justice agency

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Tuesday that he is appointing an attorney who has temporarily steered the state's struggling Department of...

guide to reduce youth gun and gang/group violence: photo of city skyline in background and communities in foreground on a partly-cloudy day

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A research-based practice guide to reduce youth gun and gang/group violence

The Urban Institute releases a new, research-based guide to help communities reduce youth and gang violence.

New Mexico education officials miss transparency deadline: overhead view of New Mexico senate chamber

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New Mexico education officials miss transparency deadline

An initiative aimed at providing greater accountability for public spending on education missed its inaugural deadline. The New Mexico Public Education Department...

New Mexico child care grants: Woman governor at press conference with children on steps in front

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New Mexico awards $157M in grants to child care providers

New Mexico's child care department is sending millions to child care centers in an effort to keep them in business, awarding grants...

LGBTQ youth sports participation brief: sad youth watching other play basketball

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Research brief: LGBTQ youth sports participation

The Trevor Project releases a new research brief discussing the current data and issues concerning LGBTQ youth sports participation.

racially unequal school boundaries in US public school system report: map of different ethnic boundaries and districts in city

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Dividing lines: Racially unequal school boundaries in US public school systems

The Urban Institute's Center on Education Data and Policy publishes a new research report highlighting the role that outdated school attendance and...