Youth Today
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1.3KPamela Redmon joins the Child Mind Institute as chief marketing officer
Redmon has worked at Share our Strength and the Partnership for a Healthier America.
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560The influential conservative group making it harder for Idaho districts to fix their schools
The Idaho Freedom Foundation has begun targeting local bond and levy elections.
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635The parents paying for their children’s crimes
Some worry that expansion of charges against parents would disproportionately affect minority/poor parents.
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463Many states don’t educate people sentenced to life. Now some are coming home.
Imprisoned as teenagers, middle-aged men and women are suddenly being released with no education.
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538New Utah law prioritizes child safety in custody courts
The legislation limits the use of reunification therapies and increases scrutiny of expert witnesses.
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525Foster Care Support Foundation assists families in need
They provides clothing, infant equipment, developmental toys and books to thousands of children.
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452Amid clamor from protesters, Tennessee Senate passes bill to arm some teachers
The law — that most teachers and parents oppose — now goes to a House vote.
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440Rural students’ access to Wi-Fi is in jeopardy as pandemic-era resources recede
The study found that of rural students still lack high-speed broadband internet at home.
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927‘Distrust, Detection & Discipline:’ New data reveals teachers’ ChatGPT crackdown
As students increasingly turn to generative AI to complete schoolwork, educators grow more concerned.
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639Louisiana House backs moving public money to private schools
Proponents have framed the proposed education savings accounts as the hallmark of parental choice.
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682Healing the children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.
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445What to know about the roiling debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates
Researchers have challenged the data behind a striking two-decade rise in maternal mortality rates.
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683Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions
At public schools, students are suspended, even expelled, for ambiguous and highly subjective reasons.
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455Church v. state: Oklahoma’s high court to hear precedent-setting religious charter school case
The case examines whether publicly funded charter schools can explicitly endorse religion.
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636When the number of bedrooms in a home keeps parents from getting their kids back
Inadequate housing cases took longer to resolve than cases involving physical or sexual abuse.
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565From camper to staff: How one camp’s mission changes lives
Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.
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496Freezin’ for a reason: Georgia Special Olympics finds fundraising success
Hundreds of people gathered at Lake Acworth to "Polar Plunge" into frigid waters.
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665Learning science might help kids read better
Integrating science lesson knowledge into the reading lessons improved reading scores for elementary students.
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863Intensive tutoring is great for academics. Now there’s evidence it can boost attendance.
Students in a tutoring program show up to school on days they have tutoring.
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806Curbing private equity’s expansion into child care
Investor-backed chains manage an estimated one in 10 child care centers in the country.
