Youth Today
All posts tagged "Education and Training"
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791NewsTicketed 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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661NewsMore companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs
Skyrocketing child care costs and staffing shortages have complicated arrangements for working parents.
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1.0KNewsQ&A: Supporting school leaders of color
BIPOC principles are more likely to serve in high-needs schools. Supporting them is important.
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1.2KNewsNative Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education
The Native American Community Academy network has big plans but faces growing pains.
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1.3KNewsSegregation academies still operate across the South. One town grapples with its divided schools.
Parents in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together.
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924Guest Opinion Essay70 years after Brown, too many U.S. schools remain hypersegregated and unequal
1,700+ of American school districts are hypersegregated, with 75% of students from low-income households.
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1.0KNewsIllinois school districts sent kids to a for-profit out-of-state facility that isn’t vetted or monitored
Some Illinois districts have abdicated their own responsibility to monitor students’ education and welfare.
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750NewsMany ‘informal’ child care providers are entitled to pay. Most don’t know it
In many states, informal child care providers are eligible for funded support.
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947NewsAfter a child’s death, California weighs rules for physical education during extreme weather
Many states have adopted protocols to protect students from extreme heat during physical education.
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713NewsJudge refuses to dismiss all claims by transgender child against state of Tennessee, Williamson County Schools
A challenge of Tennessee’s school restroom/locker room laws by transgender students remains alive.
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757NewsSchools 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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631NewsChaplains could soon come into FL public schools, but other red states are rejecting the move
Proposals from lawmakers to bring chaplains into public schools have varied. Many have failed.
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862NewsPreschool is popular, and more Colorado school districts are adding it
Experts say preschool in public schools helps ease the transition for incoming kindergartners.
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1.7KNewsKindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem
Kindergarten lays the groundwork for “number sense" and understanding relationships between number and quantity.
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920NewsAs more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help
In medical-legal partnerships, health and law professionals team up to address health-harming legal needs.
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1.0KGuest Opinion EssayThe power of touch is vital for both reading and writing
Why incorporate touch into literacy activities in a world so reliant on digital tools?
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714NewsPhoto essay: The faces of college protests in four American cities
May 1 — Encampments and protests: Washington, D.C.; New York; Atlanta; and Los Angeles.
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771NewsLGBTQ 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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2.4KNewsColleges are now closing at a pace of one a week. What happens to the students?
Most students at colleges that close give up on their educations altogether.
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623NewsIn a disastrous year, states that mandate FAFSA completion fared a bit better
Three of the 10 states with the highest completion rates have mandatory FAFSA policies.
