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Youth
The Shutdown Causes Some Parents to Pay Twice for Child Care
Federal employees living paycheck to paycheck now have the additional burden of paying for child care.
Why Don’t Detroit Public Schools Have Safe Drinking Water?
Why on earth is there no nationwide requirement for water testing in schools?
Fight Child Hunger This Winter by Supporting a Backpack Program
More than 12 million children experience food insecurity, which leads to poor health outcomes.
Students Across the Country Will Walk Out of School to Vote
The youth-led Future Coalition has organized hundreds of walkouts at high schools and colleges on November 6.
US Air Force Admits F-35 Will Harm Health and Learning of Vermont Children
The push to base the F-35 at Burlington Airport shows a callous disregard for the poor children of color living nearby.
Technology Access Gap Leaves Millions of Students Struggling to Keep Up
Not having access to the internet and computers outside school puts millions of children at a huge disadvantage.
This School Year, Let’s Keep Kids in Classrooms
There are better ways to help students learn from their behavior than suspension and expulsion.
How Child Protective Services Can Skip Due Process
Custody transitions are always potentially traumatic.
How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools
Awareness of children’s mental health needs is increasing.
Pennsylvania Priests Abused 1,000 Children and Covered It Up
A report reveals the Catholic Church orchestrated a massive, systematic cover-up to conceal the abuse.