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Head Start is turning 60. The federal child care program may not make it to 61

Headstart funding cuts: Female teacher sits on floor with five preschool students holding up picture of letter "A" in preschool classroom

Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about possible deep cuts
from the Trump administration.

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Close to $3billion in relief funds in jeopardy as Ed Dept. halts payments

COVID ed Dept Funding Halted: Image 100 dolar bills with headshot Ben Frankiin in blue covid face mask on left and the words on stone "The end" on top right superimposed

Even extensions agreed upon during Trump’s tenure called ‘unreasonable’ examples of ‘misuse.’

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In adolescence, every experience matters. Let’s make the ones we design count

In adolescence every experience matters: group of happy youths smiling

To reduce the impact of harmful products/content on adolescents, reduce their influence.

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Podcasts explain latest trends in youth justice

Podcasy juvenile justice: illustration of 2 dozen or more ethnically-mixed young people's faces packed together behind prison cell bars

What are effective ways to respond when youth make mistakes and break the law?

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Children need more dignity in the foster care system

Children need more dignity in the foster care system: young child sitting on a park bench alone

More than 1/3rd of children in foster care are re-homed ≥3 times a year.

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