Youth Today
All posts tagged "race"
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1.3KGrantsGrants for institutional partnerships to reduce inequality in youth outcomes
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Inequality, Youth Outcomes, Research, Race/Ethnicity, Disadvantaged Youth | Amount: $650,000 | Deadline: Sept. 12, 2024
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2.3KGrantsUnderserved student education improvement program evaluation grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Education Innovation, Education Reform, Underserved/Disadvantaged Students | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2024
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694Guest Opinion EssayHow DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning
Institutions are shuttering programs preemptively to avoid political pressure. This will have lasting effects.
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979► Reports2024 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The 35th edition of an annual, national report on child well-being is released.
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692Guest Opinion EssayState laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education
Twenty-one of 150 Republican-proposed state bills curbing academic freedom on campus have become law.
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626NewsTicketed at school as a teen, a young Black woman is suing an Illinois city for violating her civil rights
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets to children.
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534NewsSchools are more segregated than 30 years ago. But how much?
Between 1991 and 2019 the segregation level rose by over 1/3rd in 541 districts.
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1.0K► Reports2024 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people
Among LGBTQ+ youth there are elevated suicide risks and lack of mental healthcare access.
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569NewsLGBTQ students wonder what’s next as conservative states seek to block new Title IX rules
Two days after new Title IX rules were published, 15 states announced they're suing.
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687NewsNew Title IX rules offer ‘comprehensive coverage’ for LGBTQ+ students and sexual violence survivors
The new regulations from the Biden administration strengthen protections for sex discrimination, reversing Trump-era changes.
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568NewsTexas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.
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874► Reports2024 Black LGBTQ+ youth report
Despite solemn statistics, Black LGBTQ+ youth are finding the confidence to own their space.
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959NewsThe mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support
WOW offers weekly meetings to students of all races who identify as female/nonbinary.
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782NewsSchool 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.
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879NewsWill 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.
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1.2KGrantsNorth Carolina disadvantaged community progress grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Disadvantaged Communities, Race/Ethnicity, North Carolina | Amount: $20,000 - $30,000 (per year) | Deadline: Jan. 26, 2024
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1.2K► NewsmakersKimberly R. Alexander named executive director of M.O.B.B United and M.O.B.B United for Social Change
Kimberly R. Alexander is the new executive director of Moms of Black Boys United, Inc. (M.O.B.B. United) and M.O.B.B. United for Social...
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1.7KNewsIn ‘host homes,’ volunteers provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness
Host homes build off of a "history of resilience and resistance.”
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853NewsAs migrants arrive, some schools need more buses, books and bilingual teachers
An increase in immigrant kids has created challenges for schools.
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1.1KNewsShaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states take a harder line on school discipline
Kentucky is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students.
