Youth Today https://youthtoday.org Independent, nationally distributed news for professionals in the youth services field. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 18:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://youthtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/orig-80x80.png Youth Today https://youthtoday.org 32 32 White House unveils new policies to transform child welfare https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/white-house-unveils-new-policies-to-transform-child-welfare/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:28:59 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110767

One central area of focus is the distinction between family poverty and child neglect.

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8,000 foster youth in California may have nowhere to go as early as September 30 https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/8000-foster-youth-in-california-may-have-nowhere-to-go-as-early-as-september-30/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:32:57 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110742

Nonprofit's Insurance Alliance recently announced it's refusing to offer foster family agencies liability insurance.

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Driving K-12 innovation: 2024 hurdles, accelerators, tech enablers https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/driving-k-12-innovation-2024-hurdles-accelerators-tech-enablers/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:58:14 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110717

A report looks at the state of K-12 innovation, discussing challenges, trends and tools.

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Uvalde city officials release records of Robb Elementary shooting that provide new details, reaffirm previous reporting https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/uvalde-city-officials-release-shooting-records-that-provide-new-details-reaffirm-previous-reporting/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:32:11 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110697

Records reaffirm law enforcement failed to engage the gunman who killed 21 people.

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Protected: NEEDS PIX PERMS Universities and colleges search for ways to reverse the decline in the ranks of male students https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/needs-pix-perms-universities-and-colleges-search-for-ways-to-reverse-the-decline-in-the-ranks-of-male-students/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:52:49 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108713

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Protected: DRAFT Resources: Dual status youth reform — Achieving the possible https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/dual-status-youth-reform-achieving-the-possible/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:50:49 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108820 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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A little parent math talk with kids might really add up, a new body of education research suggests https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/a-little-parent-math-talk-with-kids-might-really-add-up-a-new-body-of-education-research-suggests/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:32:36 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110658

Mentioning numbers during everyday activities could be more beneficial than workbooks and exercises.

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Youth risk behavior survey 2013-2023 https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/youth-risk-behavior-survey-2013-2023/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:57:32 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110639

A new CDC report examines high school students' recent behaviors/experiences and 10-year trends.

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How could Project 2025 change education? https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/how-could-project-2025-change-education/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:32:00 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110624

This “manual for conservative policy thought” would transform American education from start to finish.

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AI-created quizzes can save teachers time while boosting student achievement https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/ai-created-quizzes-can-save-teachers-time-while-boosting-student-achievement/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:32:01 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110612

Can AI as an on-demand test developer revolutionize teaching and learning?

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Undocumented kids have a right to attend public schools. This coalition wants to keep it that way. https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/undocumented-kids-have-a-right-to-attend-public-schools-this-coalition-wants-to-keep-it-that-way/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:32:33 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110596

Education for All works to counteract anti-immigrant policy proposals that limit educating undocumented children.

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How colleges can become ‘living labs’ for combating climate change https://youthtoday.org/2024/08/colleges-living-labs-combating-climate-change/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:57:02 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110582

The approach simultaneously educates students on climate change and reduces the campus carbon footprint.

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Survey of kinship care policies shows the need for better data collection by states https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/survey-of-kinship-care-policies-shows-the-need-for-better-data-collection-by-states/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:23:03 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110563

Kinship care — when relatives raise children when their parents can’t — how does it work?

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From success mentors to washing machines, ways to help kids stay in school https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/from-success-mentors-to-washing-machines-ways-to-help-kids-stay-in-school/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:57:35 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110550

It’s well past time to acknowledge that chronic absenteeism has become an educational emergency.

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Advocates fear Minnesota students will again be subject to restraint used on George Floyd https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/advocates-fear-minnesota-students-will-again-be-subject-to-restraint-used-on-george-floyd/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:32:36 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110525

Some say task force is shutting down discussion of guidelines for cops in schools.

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What teachers call AI cheating, leaders in the workforce might call progress https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/what-teachers-call-ai-cheating-leaders-in-the-workforce-might-call-progress/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/what-teachers-call-ai-cheating-leaders-in-the-workforce-might-call-progress/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:34:16 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110511

Companies report using AI tools in their workflows already or planning to adopt soon.

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School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. Instead they blew a massive hole in Arizona’s budget. https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/school-vouchers-massive-hole-arizonas-budget/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:58:32 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110480

In a lesson for other states, Arizona’s voucher experiment has precipitated a budget meltdown.

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What aspects of teaching should remain human? https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/what-aspects-teaching-should-remain-human/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/what-aspects-teaching-should-remain-human/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:33:19 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110469

Where is AI most effective and what aspects of teaching should remain indelibly human?

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Schools can’t wish away the need for DEI officers https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/schools-cant-wish-away-the-need-for-dei-officers/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:01:23 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110445

They are needed to coach campus/district leaders and staff how to address racist conflicts.

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Vaping: These Colorado schools will get $11.7 million of Juul lawsuit settlement money for education and prevention https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/vaping-these-colorado-schools-will-get-juul-lawsuit-settlement-money-for-education-and-prevention/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/07/vaping-these-colorado-schools-will-get-juul-lawsuit-settlement-money-for-education-and-prevention/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:29:09 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1110427

The money comes from a $31.7 million settlement between Colorado and the e-cigarette manufacturer.

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