Youth Today

Illinois judge closes juvenile detention center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards

The judge cited staffing shortages that made it difficult to meet new state standards.

Oregon, SW Washington youth sports, physical activity community grants: group of diverse young boys with baseball gloves and hats

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Oregon and SW Washington youth sports, physical activity and community program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Youth Health, Community, Oregon, Washington | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2024

Foster teen mental health: Two traditional style, beige, 2-story buildings sit far back behind a huge lawn surrounded by tall, leady trees under clear blue sky.

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New York closed psych beds for youth in crisis. Now, foster care programs and host towns are being pushed to the limit.

Kids with acute mental health challenges are on campuses ill-equipped to handle them safely.

Disadvantaged students, increasing diversity in environmental health sciences: two young, females of color working in a lab setting looking at laptop

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Increasing diversity in environmental health sciences program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Diversity/Inclusion, Education Access, STEM, Research, Environmental Science | Amount: Up to $125,000 | Deadline: Feb. 14, 2024

Teens, social media and technology, social and emotional learning: line of teens looking at their phones

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► Reports

Teens, social media and technology 2023

A report discusses the social media apps and sites teens used most in 2023.

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Rural Oklahoma community support and improvement grants

GRANT FOCUS: Community, Rural Youth, Arts/Culture, Literacy, Library Support, Health, Oklahoma | Amount: Up to $40,000 | Deadline: Feb. 9, 2024 (LOI)

AI teacher evaluation: Classroom with several ethnically diverse students seated at desks and a female teacher facing the class standing in front of windows and colorful posters

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Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? A network of NYC schools wants to find out.

Will an AI-powered tool that analyzes videos of teachers and offers feedback improve teaching?

College campaign: Ariel view of freeway going through small town with billboard in foreground with image of person on left side and text "I discovered my purpose while in high school. MakeItMovement $60,000/year+"

A campaign to prod high school students into college tries a new tack: Making it simple

An interactive website shows students how and why to continue their educations in college.

Arkansas health and development outcome grants: group of diverse volunteers locking arms in park

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Arkansas health and development outcome improvement grants

GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Low-income Youth, Education Access, Health, Arkansas | Amount: $5,000 - $200,000 | Deadline: Jan. 12, 2024 (LOI)

children prosecuted as adults, Juvenile justice reform: Person with dark hair sits on steps behind bars with head in hands wearing orange jumpsuit

Louisiana ponders policy changes with juvenile facilities at full capacity

Struggles at juvenile facilities make it hard to help the youths in its care.

Trauma-informed hubs: Teen standing in ladder next to kitchen back door with back to camera folding tool and doing repairs to ceiling above refrigerator

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Opinion

Trauma-informed ‘hubs’ reduce Chicago youth incarceration

The hubs, administrators say, follow best practices and principles of trauma-informed youth development and rehabilitation.

Grades 6-12 STEM Education Project grants; two students working on device

STEM education and first responder training program grants

GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Job/Career Training, Public Safety, Public Health, Underserved Students | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024...

at-risk children, black community youth and families, housing stability: child and family support program grants; happy family on couch

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At-risk children, youth and family community program improvement grants

GRANT FOCUS: At-risk Youth/Families, Child/Youth Welfare, Family Support, Community | Amount: $80,000 - $160,000 | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2024

LGBTQ+ Clubs Kentucky: Family of five sits and stands around a kitchen table

School clubs for gay students move underground after Kentucky’s anti-LGBTQ law goes into effect

Kentucky’s law, passed in March 2023, is one of the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

Affirmative Action: Several adults sit on or stand next to a very large, dark yellow,3D letter sign spelling "OXFORD" standing on the lawn in front of a multi-story red brick building o a sunny day.

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Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

The family wonders how the Supreme Court college admissions decision will shape their futures.

middle school student transition grants: mentor helping youth with work at desk

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Afterschool and summer learning for middle schoolers program support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Out-of-School Time, Afterschool, Summer Learning, Youth Development | Amount: $15,000; $50,000; $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024

Syudent sleep depravation: Reen redhead girl sleeps with hed on arms sitting at classroom vesk surrounded ny other students at desks

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Opinion

Students could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later

Research shows sleep deprivation worsens memory, learning ability, attention span, creativity, and school attendance.

Vaping Teens & Law: Teen girl and boy sit leaning against a red brick wall vaping , heads surrounded by smoke.

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California banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022: Study finds online stores are still selling them, even to kids

Nicotine in e-cigarettes can impair an adolescent’s brain development and can contain cancer-causing chemicals.

rural opioid abuse; bottle of pills being spilled over map of U.S.

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