Youth and Children’s Stories
- Rural IN LGBTQ+ youth seek safe, welcoming spaces Rural LGBTQ+ youth in Indiana face greater mental health challenges, but have found ways to build community online, according to a new report. 48% of the state's LGBTQ-plus youth live in a small city or town, according to the 2024 Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ […]
- Hoosier experts stress mental prep before heading back to school Indiana families are preparing kids for back-to-school season, and mental-health experts say emotional readiness is just as important as school supplies. Beth Trammell, a psychologist and professor at Indiana University East, said kids often carry anxiety into the new school year. She encouraged parents to […]
- IN students face uncertainty on loan repayments Due dates for student loan repayment remain uncertain for many Indiana students amid changes at the federal level. For those who were not granted loan forgiveness during the Biden administration, the possibility of pre-graduation loan repayment could be a financial torpedo. Research site Education-data.org reports the average Indiana […]
- WA coaches struggle for fair wages Coaches in the Renton School District, just south of Seattle, are organizing with the American Federation of Teachers to fight for what they say are "fair wages" in their first union contract. Buddy Ryan, head boys track and field coach at Hazen High School, said Renton coaches get paid […]
- WA coaches struggle for fair wages Coaches in the Renton School District, just south of Seattle, are organizing with the American Federation of Teachers to fight for what they say are "fair wages" in their first union contract. Buddy Ryan, head boys track and field coach at Hazen High School, said Renton coaches get paid […]
- Arlington program helps students avoid 'summer slide' through poetry Many Texas students lose nearly 40% of what they learned during the year on summer break. A new program in Arlington is helping kids avoid the "summer slide" by engaging them with creative projects which extend into the new school year. Monroe Farbes, a 16-year-old International […]
- Arlington program helps students avoid 'summer slide' through poetry Many Texas students lose nearly 40% of what they learned during the year on summer break. A new program in Arlington is helping kids avoid the "summer slide" by engaging them with creative projects which extend into the new school year. Monroe Farbes, a 16-year-old International […]
- Federal measure could affect Arizona's school choice program Proposed federal legislation would expand school choice options for families to send their students to private schools or home educate them and the move could affect Arizona's current scholarship accounts. Public school officials are pushing back. While Arizona parents can already get reimbursed for private and homeschool […]