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4h ago
Experts say preschool in public schools helps ease the transition for incoming kindergartners.
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1d ago
Jean Twenge accused smartphones of “destroying a generation” of kids. Another says they " ... bristle at the idea of saying this is the singular cause of the youth mental health crisis." Who us correct?
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2d ago
Among LGBTQ+ youth there are elevated suicide risks and lack of mental healthcare access.
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3d ago
Annually, hundreds of millions in child support payments is seized to "pay back" welfare.
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3d ago
Why incorporate touch into literacy activities in a world so reliant on digital tools?
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4d ago
May 1 — Encampments and protests: Washington, D.C.; New York; Atlanta; and Los Angeles.
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5d ago
In juvenile courts judges have the discretion to allow polygraph test results as evidence.
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1w ago
Most students at colleges that close give up on their educations altogether.
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1w ago
A report serves as a roadmap for full-service community schools to properly utilize data.
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1w ago
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
The post Parents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds appeared first on Youth Today ..read more