Children and Youth

Every child has the right to a future. For children and families living in conflict or suffering as a result of poverty, persecution or lack of opportunity–the future is not…

Many people might think the main benefit of a high-quality preschool program is the academic boost it gives young children when they enter elementary school. But the strongest positive effects…

I recently traveled to visit our programs in Burkina Faso where the hunger crisis is threatening the lives of children and families in a country already suffering from conflict and drought. This…

As principals, we are members of a club we wish no school officials had to join. Our collective experiences include tragic gun violence at Columbine High School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas…

How extensive is the damage from the flooding in Kentucky? The flooding has washed away roads and bridges, engulfed families’ homes, and many have lost power – and it is…

The Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD), the second largest school district in the country, recently passed a new policy that is a model for enhancing brain, language, and socio-emotional…

The world is right now facing the worst global food crisis in decades. The combined impact of conflicts, climate change, COVID, and the cost of inflating food prices due to the conflict in Ukraine crisis has…

There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. Its creators say they’ve felt a a surge of support,…

New census data adds to the growing body of evidence showing that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) helped reduce childhood poverty. In fact, the end of monthly CTC payments created significant hardship for…

The Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) is accepting applications for its Get Schools Cooking program. The grant is intended to help schools transition from a heat and serve operation to being…

Earlier this year, a Marshall Project investigation revealed that dozens of young people had been held under brutal conditions of isolation and deprivation at a quietly-opened facility in St. Martinville, Louisiana. The…

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Children actively meditating experience lower activity in parts of the brain involved in rumination, mind-wandering and…