Youth Today
All posts tagged "Trump administration"
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242OpinionChild safety was never meant to look like this
The U.S. invokes child protection to justify family separation, prolonged detention and forced placements, but this distorts the origins of child safety.
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641OpinionTwice a refugee
A young, LGBTQ refugee shares their journey from Africa to Trump's United States and then Canada, highlighting the fear permeating immigrant communities.
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2.0KOpinionShared advocacy and sustainable financing: Making a “big picture” case for community supports
Communities are intertwined and organic, blending funding into a web of community supports.
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1.6KOpinionUniting in defense of the ecosystem
The Trump Administration abruptly announced that it's withholding ~$7 billion in federal education funding.
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1.6KNewsEducation Department reinstates some research and data activities
Trump administration lawyers admit some DOGE cuts violated congressional statutes.
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1.5KNewsTrump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing
The nearly 90% reduction would likely shut down most or all of the institutions.
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1.8KNewsAfter immigration crackdown, international students in Texas self-censor to protect their education
The legal status and visas of more than 250 international students were abruptly revoked.
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1.6KNewsAn agency tasked with protecting immigrant children is becoming an enforcement arm, current and former staffers say
ORR's mission to focus on the welfare of immigrant children appears to be changing.
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2.7KOpinionThe challenges faced by transgender youth in today’s political climate
Anti-trans legislation has exacerbated the social and mental health struggles of transgender youth.
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1.2KNewsTrump is targeting international students over pro-Palestinian protests. But is it legal?
The administration has accused the international students without offering evidence or due process.
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2.3KOpinionAnti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights
These directives could fundamentally change education in America. Do they violate the First Amendment?
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2.3KNewsTeens with disabilities were getting help with life after high school. Then DOGE started cutting.
The Education Department has been a prime target of DOGE with chaotic cost-cutting initiatives.
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2.1KOpinionTeachers learning what works − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the DOE’s Institute of Education Sciences
The IES advances education by supporting rigorous research and sharing data on student progress.
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2.0KNewsStunned education researchers say cuts go beyond DEI, hitting math, literacy
Following Trump research budget purge, school analysts face new world.
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1.9KOpinionTeen girls are facing an increased risk of suicide − and stress related to sexual identity might be contributing to it
LGBQ teen girls reported much higher rates of thinking about, planning and attempting suicide.
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1.1KNewsMoms to Trump: We want relief on child care costs
A new national campaign encourages Trump to keep and expand the child tax credit.
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1.4KNewsFamilies separated at border now fear extortion attempts
For the 30-year-old Honduran woman, the worst seemed to be over. She's been reunited with her son who, as a 6-year-old, was...
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Trump Policies Hurting Young People of Color, Immigrants Most, Report Says
America’s justice system is reverting to 1960s-style “law-and-order” policies that are exacting a heavy toll on communities of color, especially young people,...
