This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Nothing about us, without us,” is a rallying cry that originated in the disability rights movement, but it has been widely adopted by young people who have been in foster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early months of the pandemic, Melissa Maniego managed to work from home. Her job as an administrator at a staffing agency gave Maniego the flexibility to help her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inevitable. That’s how winding up in prison felt for a group of former foster youth — now adults who are imprisoned at Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington state. The men,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Housing and food insecurity are two persistent realities in the lives of children that often go hand in hand. For the close to 1.4 million students who experience homelessness across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has changed the way we understand school building ventilation and its importance in keeping us safe from viruses and bacteria in the air. The pandemic has motivated many school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Steve Trinidade runs the Urban Workshop, one of the largest makerspaces in North America. On March 16th, 2020, Steve got the call that the space would have to close for sixty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In our polarized society, social studies instruction is a political landmine. For evidence of this, look no further than the current proposed bills to restrict how teachers discuss topics like racism. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the fall of 2019, Coca-Cola subsidiary Fanta tried to meet the youth where they were: on finsta. For the unfamiliar, the term refers to secondary Instagram accounts that teens and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This article originally appeared at Bloomberg CityLab and is published in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Exchange. When the pandemic shut down schools in March, it created a new urgency…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May 10, 2021. The Centers for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it was expanding its emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “to include adolescents 12 through 15 years of age.” The Centers for Disease…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At least 23 children have died in Texas’ long-term foster care system since summer 2019, according to a new report by court-appointed monitors for state agencies in charge of the…