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I’ve Been in School Mental Health for 10 Years. My Heart Is Breaking Right Now.
As a school-based social worker, I see COVID’s heavy toll. Social workers can’t fix this alone. We need systemic change.
Child Hunger Has Skyrocketed Since Manchin, GOP Killed Expanded Child Tax Credit
The first month that eligible families stopped receiving monthly payments, 3.7 million kids were thrown into poverty.
End of Free School Meals Will Be Catastrophic for Kids
Authorization to allow schools to serve free meals to all students is set to expire on June 30.
Tennessee Republicans Push a Bill That Would Circumvent Marriage Age Limits
The bill would create a new class of marriage for “one man” and “one woman.”
Right-Wing Book Censorship Is an Attack on the Minds of Children
The perennial problem of too few resources for schools is now joined by a weaponized opposition to learning itself.
Mitch McConnell Leads Effort to Deny Millions of Children Free School Lunches
Republicans are pushing to block an extension of the free school lunch waiver.
West Virginia Students Stage Walkout After School Hosts Christian Revival
The school district claims the assembly was optional, but students weren't allowed to leave the event.
COVID Cases in Youth Prisons Are Cutting Vulnerable Kids Off From Their Parents
Advocates say this is one more reason why youth prisons should close for good.
Ongoing Backlash Against CRT Ignores Black Children’s Experience of Racism
Black children experience racism long before most white children learn about race.
700,000 US Teens Navigate School Without Family Support or Permanent Housing
About 700,000 of the nation’s 4.2 million homeless youth are living on their own, unaccompanied by a parent or guardian.