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Youth Today is a national, nonprofit, independent news source for people who care about and work with children and youth. For more than 35 years we’ve published in-depth reporting on issues including foster care and child welfare, juvenile justice, youth with disabilities, education, out-of-school time, youth development and more.

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Baltimore’s top elected official vowed to reinstate a curfew last month after a 14-year-old and 16-year-old were shot an...
06/01/2023
Analysts say curfews don’t work; cities bet on them as a tool against youth gun violence

Baltimore’s top elected official vowed to reinstate a curfew last month after a 14-year-old and 16-year-old were shot and injured.

Baltimore’s top elected official vowed to reinstate a curfew last month after a 14-year-old and 16-year-old were shot and injured — allegedly by a teen wielding an untraceable gun made from a kit — while police were dispersing a crowd of 200 youth. “I want everyone to hear me and hear me cle...

When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Native American heri...
05/26/2023
At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia

When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Native American heritage. Administrators told her no.

For Native American students, tribal regalia is often passed down through generations and worn at graduations to signify connection with the community. Disputes over such attire have spurred laws making it illegal to prevent Native American students from wearing regalia in nearly a dozen states incl...

The recent dispute at Pinellas County Schools comes as an unprecedented number of books are being challenged or taken of...
05/26/2023
US book ban push draws students, parents and librarians into national fight

The recent dispute at Pinellas County Schools comes as an unprecedented number of books are being challenged or taken off the shelves.

“We are living in a very disturbing time,” said American Library Association president Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada. “This is the highest number of book bans that we have tracked since we started tracking them 20 years ago.”Data released last month by the ALA and PEN America detail the ...

How could a book called “Love in the Library” — literally a book about two people with a love for reading discovering lo...
05/25/2023
Why is a book about love the latest casualty in the book ban culture wars?

How could a book called “Love in the Library” — literally a book about two people with a love for reading discovering love — be the latest casualty (or near casualty) in the war of words over what is readable?

The battle over books continues. Shocking though somehow not surprising, this news story reflects a reality in which ban attempts are hitting record highs and states are moving to limit teaching of information about race, gender and s*xual orientation.

The fight over racial equity and free speech on Wisconsin college campuses is intensifying, mirroring a national battle ...
05/11/2023
Free speech, racial equity battles play out on Wisconsin campuses

The fight over racial equity and free speech on Wisconsin college campuses is intensifying, mirroring a national battle as Republicans work to close campus diversity offices and demand students and faculty treat conservative speakers with respect.

Top Republicans announced a push to defund the University of Wisconsin System's diversity efforts.

"As a teacher, you just have to come to the realization that if I have to, I will fight somebody with a gun to keep them...
05/11/2023
“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns.”

"As a teacher, you just have to come to the realization that if I have to, I will fight somebody with a gun to keep them out of my classroom."

“I’ve gone from scared and terrified, to kinda just really pi**ed off," Smith said. She’s among an increasing number of educators joining the thousands who have rallied, marched and protested, calling for change – and begging lawmakers to listen to them.

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05/10/2023
Rural community development initiative grants

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GRANT FOCUS: Rural Communities, Community/Economic Development, Rural Youth, Climate Change | Amount: $50,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: June 28, 2023

As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses a...
05/10/2023
Teacher appreciation? Try better pay, more governors say

As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession.

As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing to beat out other states competing for educators.

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05/10/2023
Community youth running program grants

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GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Youth Sports, Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity | Amount: Up to $10,000 | Deadline: June 15, 2023

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05/10/2023
Youth violence prevention program grants | Youth Today

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GRANT FOCUS: Youth Violence, Violence Prevention, Youth Welfare/Safety, Gang Violence, Bullying | Amount: Up to $250,000 | Deadline: June 12, 2023

Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly and when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, “pare...
05/10/2023

Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly and when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, “parent after parent” came up to her wanting to discuss the way social media was harming their kids. http://ow.ly/mrz950OjCH8

Upper Darby High School has pushed its start time back by more than two hours — from a 7:30 a.m. start time to 9:45 a.m....
05/09/2023

Upper Darby High School has pushed its start time back by more than two hours — from a 7:30 a.m. start time to 9:45 a.m. One goal for the change: to ease strains on students that were more visible than ever coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. http://ow.ly/wHj150OjBmU

Illinois lawmakers greenlighted a bill that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receiv...
05/09/2023
Illinois lawmakers push back on library book bans

Illinois lawmakers greenlighted a bill that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding, in a vote that fissured along party lines.

Libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding.

Behavioral health researchers, often, used to routinely dismiss using cultural rituals to help alter people’s actions, i...
05/09/2023
Following Native American rituals, hoping to put youthful offenders on a straight path

Behavioral health researchers, often, used to routinely dismiss using cultural rituals to help alter people’s actions, including as a tool to steer at-risk youth away from criminality.

Pushing against that presumption, researchers of color and like-minded others increasingly have proven the case for practice-based evidence to incorporate ritualistic programming into strategies to rehabilitate, among others, juvenile offenders. Supporters of such programming include the National Co...

On  Day: “This epidemic has become such that we don’t have the luxury of thinking that whatever we’ve already done in te...
05/09/2023
As fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes

On Day: “This epidemic has become such that we don’t have the luxury of thinking that whatever we’ve already done in terms of prevention is enough or completely safeguards our children from being exposed," one group home supervisor says.

In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.

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05/04/2023
Healthcare equity and access improvement program grants

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GRANT FOCUS: Health Equity, Healthcare Access, Racial Equity, Low-Income Families | Amount: $200,000 - $250,000 | Deadline: May 31, 2023

As California continues rolling out a $2.7 billion initiative aimed at having kids complete two years of kindergarten by...
05/03/2023
Will California's promise of 'the largest preschool program in the country' meet expectations?

As California continues rolling out a $2.7 billion initiative aimed at having kids complete two years of kindergarten by letting all 4-year-olds enroll in those public school programs, some educators are questioning how well the effort will lead to better long-term success for all school kids.

As California continues rolling out a $2.7 billion initiative aimed at having kids complete two years of kindergarten by letting all 4-year-olds enroll in those public school programs, some educators are questioning how well the effort will lead to better long-term success for all school kids — an...

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05/02/2023
Native/tribal higher education student support grants

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GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Students, Native/Tribal Youth, Higher Education, Student Support | Amount: $250,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: May 26, 2023

When, at 19, he was sent to an Upstate New York prison, said Vidal Guzman Jr., corrections officers intermittently locke...
05/02/2023
Against changing tide, 11 states haven’t limited solitary confinement of juveniles

When, at 19, he was sent to an Upstate New York prison, said Vidal Guzman Jr., corrections officers intermittently locked him in isolation, away from other prisoners and with limited time outside that cell

“Solitary confinement tried to break my soul and whatever was left of me after my childhood trauma,” said Harlem, New York, native Guzman, now 30 and the executive director of America on Trial, a New York group that advocates for incarcerated people. While in solitary, corrections officers somet...

The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having s*x, according to a government survey....
05/02/2023

The first years of the pandemic saw a huge decline in high school students having s*x, according to a government survey. http://ow.ly/3NyL50O9hUM

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05/01/2023

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in favor of a deaf student, Miguel Luna Perez, whose lawyers claimed that the...
04/28/2023
Supreme Court rules for deaf student who sued Michigan school district

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in favor of a deaf student, Miguel Luna Perez, whose lawyers claimed that the public school system in Sturgis, Michigan, neglected him for 12 years and misled his parents about his progress, permanently impairing his ability to communicate. via NBC News

In a unanimous decision, the court says Miguel Luna Perez can pursue a lawsuit claiming the school district violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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04/27/2023
Native/tribal higher education student support grants

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GRANT FOCUS: Native/Tribal Students, Native/Tribal Youth, Higher Education, Student Support | Amount: $250,000 - $500,000 | Deadline: May 26, 2023

It took five months for a Brooklyn child to receive speech therapy. Federal law requires that infants and toddlers refer...
04/26/2023
Many Young Children Are Not Getting Needed Early Intervention Services

It took five months for a Brooklyn child to receive speech therapy. Federal law requires that infants and toddlers referred for services start therapy within 30 days. via Disability Scoop

Infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities are going without early intervention services or waiting longer than they should to receive them, a problem exacerbated by the pandemic.

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04/26/2023

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In November 2021, Rozett McCormick enrolled her son at a Prenda microschool with about 15 students — schools known for t...
04/26/2023
Tiny schools, big money: Microschools are increasingly popular among some families of children with disabilities

In November 2021, Rozett McCormick enrolled her son at a Prenda microschool with about 15 students — schools known for their tiny class sizes and flexible learning models can be a better fit for children on the autism spectrum or diagnosed with ADHD or anxiety.

Microschools occupy a space between homeschooling and private schooling but can get public funding, blurring the lines in the educational landscape.Microschools can be run by a company with a national franchising model or be as informal as homeschooling children gathering together in a parent’s ho...

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The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. https://bit.ly/NCAATransgenderPolicy
Stephanie Hull took the reins of Girls Inc. a year before the pandemic upended society and she is currently preparing the organization’s roadmap so that it can better serve its affiliate chapters. Read her full interview here: https://bit.ly/VirtualPandemicSupportQA
A new bill in the Tennessee state legislature seeks to remove Rutherford County’s juvenile court judge. That’s after reporting from WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio and ProPublica detailed how the county’s justice system was illegally arresting and jailing children. https://bit.ly/NewTNBill
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Karen Pittman, the former CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment / Ready by 21 stepped down as head of the organization she founded to pursue new opportunities emerging in the wake of the pandemic to advance youth development. https://bit.ly/PandemicQAPittman
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Traumatic brain injury among juvenile offenders will be assessed as part of a three-year research project that’s slated to enroll the first of roughly 110 youth and young adult study participants in Florida as early as late January. https://bit.ly/JuvenileDetentionInjuryStudy
The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD), which oversees child protective services, is asking the state Legislature for a $41.5 million increase to its budget for 2023. https://bit.ly/NMChildWelfareFunding
As more families pivot back to remote learning amid quarantines and school closures, reliable, consistent access to devices and home internet remains elusive for many students who need them to keep up with their schoolwork. https://bit.ly/COVIDSchoolHurdles
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