"Local school boards and state DOEs know best what their students need," Rounds said.

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Can restorative justice programs move juvenile justice away from policing, prosecutions, and prisons?

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Transgender athletes in sports are controversial right now.This Atlanta league is one response.

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‘Opportunity gap’ between rich and poor children can come down to six missed chances.

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If under 4'9" a child needs a booster seat to be safely, legally, restrained.

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Current state legislation governing how theories are introduced and taught in classrooms is concerning.

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Most U.S. adolescents now live in a state with restricted or no abortion access.

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And others long for what they could have accomplished with a H.S. diploma.

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I discovered many people, including me, were using antiquated strategies to protect our children.

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It can take years for people to come forward about abuse — many never do.

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LGBTQ+ foster kid support vanished; silence blankets the agency tasked with raising LGBTQ+ children.

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Camp Twin Lakes provides experiences that are both medically and physically adaptive and supportive.

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Hundreds of people gathered at Lake Acworth to "Polar Plunge" into frigid waters.

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Autistic adults say controversial behavior interventions — designed to ‘extinguish’ autistic traits — are not acceptable.

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This $500/month cash payment would allow young people to better afford necessities like rent.

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America’s schools don’t always welcome, support or allow cultural expression.

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— and schools in the communities are not sharing the cash drain equally.

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Will the evil genius claiming the arts are less important keep the arts out?

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

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

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