Children and Youth

The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult responsibilities, including forced…

Adults who were victims of gunshot, stab, and assault wounds as children had higher rates of PTSD, according to a new study.

Here’s what recent research tells us about the widespread benefits of spending on children. For employers Employers see benefits for their employees and businesses when families have child care and…

Home-based child care providers have been the “unsung heroes in the COVID-19 crisis,” as many stepped up to continue services despite nearly 40 percent of the child care workforce losing their…

Disciplinary transfers represent a large, yet hidden share of California’s exclusionary discipline practices, blocking students from their schools without the public reporting or due process protections that regulate expulsions.

It is well known by now that the pandemic has decimated the child care industry: at the end of last year, there were 166,800 fewer child care workers than the previous…

Schools are trying to boost security without criminalizing students, as the number of guns found in schools and shootings continue to rise.

In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck the United States. Every part of America has been affected while its existing inequities have been both highlighted and worsened. Without minimizing the…

A new study finds a strong correlation between the bonds homeless preschoolers form with teachers and their risk of behavioral and emotional problems. “It’s well established that children who are…

Small children are routinely punished in school by being pressured to withdraw or transfer, and Black preschoolers are disproportionately represented among those kicked out.

Transportation staff can recognize the “red flags” of possible homelessness when a student’s pickup and dropoff locations change, advocates say…

Many families in the US encountered empty shelves when they went in search of infant formula during COVID-19.