This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The National Day of Remembrance for Native American children honors children who died years ago while attending the United States’ Indian boarding schools each Sept. 30. On that day this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. RAND Corp. researchers estimate 321,000 undocumented and asylum-seeking children enrolled in the nation’s public schools between late 2016 and 2019, just ahead of the more recent and dramatic uptick in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The World Health Organization recommended its first malaria vaccine for children on Oct. 6, 2021 – a breakthrough hailed by the U.N. agency as a “historic moment.” Approval of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children with chronic medical conditions often suffer multiple blows to their mental well-being. A state program in California aims to provide appropriate treatment for these children and their families. About a quarter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unimaginable loss, grief, trauma, and isolation at a global scale — challenging our collective mental health and well-being. Schools across the globe were shuttered for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the UN General Assembly, leaders finally woke up to the plight of the COVID-19 generation, but young people still wait for action. Youth-led groups came together to launch the Unlock…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Access to quality preschool, also known as early childhood education (ECE), provides children with strong foundations for future academic achievement and learning. There is evidence of the vital importance of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Studying a diverse cohort of 2,500 children through the preschool and early elementary years, we examined the benefits from enrolling in early educational programs—whether entering at 3, 4, or 5 years of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last 18 months, the pandemic has exacerbated achievement gaps for students who were already falling behind before COVID-19 arrived. What happens now is critical for ensuring that schools don’t go…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As children make their way back into physical classrooms after an unprecedented year of virtual education, parents and educators must ask a crucial question: What can be done to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As students across the country wrestled with pandemic stress last winter, sophomore Nathaniel Martinez logged on to a virtual retreat. Forty mostly Black and Latino teens in Chicago were getting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in Texas public schools are facing another year upturned by COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads, mask mandates are inconsistent and children under 12 cannot yet be…