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Building a brighter future for children, families and communities.
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âAll of our programs combine firearm risk education for young people with social media skill building, so weâre effectively teaching young people how to use social media as a way to make positive change in their communities.â
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These Chicago teens spent their spring break learning about the risks of gun ownership
The teens created social media content during a spring break program led by nonprofit Project Unloaded. The videos will be used in an ad campaign for young people about gun ownership statistics.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/04/03/chicago-teens-learn-risks-about-gun-ownership/
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The education jobs that will likely see the most growth across the coming years are not traditional classroom teaching positions, but supporting roles like substitute teachers, physical therapists, speech language pathologists and technology experts.
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Which Education Jobs Are Growing the Fastest? Mostly Non-Classroom Roles. - EdSurge News
Student support and tech professions are projected to make gains while teaching positions shrink.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2026-03-26-which-education-jobs-are-growing-the-fastest-mostly-non-classroom-roles
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âA detention center is not a placement option for a child in foster care. It is the most restrictive, least developmentally appropriate setting we have, and it can cause real harm â especially for adolescents and for youth with mental health needs or disabilities.â
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Foster Kids Jailed Despite Not Committing Crimes
A Congressional report found facilities in seven states incarcerated children simply because they lacked appropriate foster placements.
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/foster-youth-incarcerated-without-charges-ossoff-report/273630
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A record-setting 40% of Massachusetts households are experiencing food insecurity.
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Study finds food insecurity in Mass. climbs to 40 percent of households: âItâs a frightening thingâ - The Boston Globe
An annual Greater Boston Food Bank study found that 1.12 million households didnât have reliable access to food last year, more than double pre-pandemic levels.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/07/business/food-insecurity-massachusetts-greater-boston-food-bank/
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Youth apprenticeship programs like CareerReady ATL aim to support vulnerable and underserved teens and young adults by connecting them with paid, on-the-job learning opportunities as well as mentorship and other resources to help with career readiness.
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Michele Jacobs on Helping Young People Earn, Learn and Thrive in Atlanta
Michele Jacobs joins Lisa Lawson to discuss CareerReady ATL, a youth apprenticeship program that helps young people in Atlanta launch careers.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/michele-jacobs-on-helping-young-people-earn-learn-and-thrive-in-atlanta
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âFamilies are facing child care prices that are higher than the price of rent or mortgage. So this is a huge problem. Itâs one of the biggest expenses in a familyâs budgets.â
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When Child Care Costs Half a Paycheck, Bay Area Parents Must Choose: Kids or Career | KQED
Rising child care prices leave many Bay Area parents with little choice, but to turn down career opportunities, cut back hours, quit or come up with creative solutions.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12075761/when-child-care-costs-half-a-paycheck-bay-area-parents-must-choose-kids-or-career
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Minnesotaâs Fostering Independence Grants program was created to help youth and young adults with foster care experience afford college by providing state funds for them to use however they need â whether for college expenses like tuition or books, or basic needs like rent, food, and transportation.
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âPromisingâ Start to Minnesota College Financial Aid Program for Foster Youth | The Imprint
Data shows some recipients have graduated from their post-secondary institutions at higher rates than their peers nationally.
https://imprintnews.org/top-stlkories/promising-start-to-minnesota-college-financial-aid-program-for-foster-youth/273569
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In conversations about how to resolve the child care crisis, itâs unfortunately common for policymakers and advocates to overlook the child care needs of the growing number of parents across the country who work nontraditional hours, such as early morning or overnight shifts.
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When Work Isnât 9-to-5, Child Care Canât Be Either
Demand is growing for flexible child care around the clock, but supply lags. Public investment is needed to help bridge the gap.
https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/when-work-isnt-9-to-5-child-care-cant-be-either/
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In 2024, 30% of children in foster care in the U.S. were in kinship care placements, an arrangement where a child lives with and is cared for by relatives or family friends, keeping them connected to their culture and community.
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New Data Reveal Wide Variation in Statesâ Use of Formal Kinship Care
Read New Data Reveal Wide Variation in Statesâ Use of Formal Kinship Care from Child Trends.
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/data-reveal-variation-states-formal-kinship-care
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âOn average, a homeless child goes to two to three schools a year. The school they'll start in, the school where the shelter is, and then the school where their permanent home is. That also creates absenteeism.â
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63% of NYC homeless students were chronically absent from school last year, new report says
A new report is detailing just how much homelessness in New York City is negatively impacting students.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-public-school-homeless-students-absenteeism/
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The job description for a school counselor typically involves providing students with academic planning support, giving college and career advice and doing outreach to parents and caregivers.
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School Counselorsâ Jobs Are Misunderstood. Why It Matters
New report examines the challenges school counselors are facing and how to address them.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-counselors-jobs-are-misunderstood-why-it-matters/2026/04
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âPoverÂty posÂes a seriÂous threat to childrenâs develÂopÂment and long-term well-being, with far-reachÂing conÂseÂquences for our econÂoÂmy.â â Leslie Boissiere, vice presÂiÂdent of exterÂnal affairs at the FounÂdaÂtion
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U.S. Child Poverty Triples to 13%, Casey Foundation Reports
U.S. child poverty nearly tripled to 13% in 2024, a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report finds, showing public policies can cut the rate by half.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/child-poverty-nearly-triples-to-13-over-three-years
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Los Angeles Countyâs new Office of Transition Age Youth aims to help youth and young adults experiencing mental health challenges â especially those with a background in foster care or juvenile justice â access not just therapeutic services, but also resources on housing, education and career.
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L.A. Countyâs New Office of TAY Aims to Provide âHolistic Wellnessâ
L.A. County's Office of Transition Age Youth connects young people with serious mental health needs to therapeutic resources.
https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/l-a-countys-new-office-of-transition-age-youth-aims-to-provide-holistic-wellness/273374
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âIn a world in which we know that grades are inflated, and in a world in which we know that on average, test scores are highly valuable predictors of future outcomes, then weâre trying to get to the parents who are just missing the signal.â
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Many Parents Value Grades Over Test Scores, Missing Signals to Intervene
Many parents don't think tests accurately reflect a child's knowledge, but a new report found not considering them can âleave skills on the table.â
https://www.the74million.org/article/many-parents-value-grades-over-test-scores-missing-signals-to-intervene/
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As climate change pushes temperatures to new highs, schools across the U.S. are trying to adapt by updating their student health practices to better protect their students from experiencing dehydration and heat stroke amidst extreme heat.
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As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
Some school districts, however, canât afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.
https://hechingerreport.org/the-heat-is-on-as-climate-change-threatens-student-athlete-safety-states-try-to-adapt/
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âRegardless of mental health symptoms, substance use, how many hours a day they're watching TV or they're on social media, we saw widespread increases in insufficient sleep across the population [of teens].â
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Teens are sleeping less than ever and screens may not be primarily to blame
Nearly a quarter of teens sleep 5 hours or less per night and the majority sleep less than 8 hours. The problem is pervasive and technology doesn't seem to be the main culprit, according to a new repo...
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5737426/time-change-teens-sleep-screens
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A new pilot program in Detroit called Ride and Rise is working to address the high rates of chronic absenteeism in Detroit schools by letting Kâ12 students across the city ride city buses for free.
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Too few kids are going to school every day in Detroit. A new city program aims to change that.
Mayor Sheffield proposed a new initiative that will provide free bus service to city students. The Detroit City Council approved it Tuesday and students can begin riding for free on Wednesday..
https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/04/01/city-council-approves-free-bus-service-dpscd-charter-school-students/
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âYou see more than 28,000 kids entering foster care [while in mental health crises]... Using one of the costliest systems we have to solve problems â that could often be addressed earlier and more effectively in the community â is backwards.â
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Thousands of Kids Enter Foster Care for Mental Health Care
The Imprint did a first-ever survey of all 50 states, asking how often parents voluntarily turn their kids over to the child welfare system.
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/foster-care-for-mental-health-treatment-parents-surrender-thousands-of-kids-each-year-in-search-of-help/273355
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Weâre proud to be a part of the network of partners supporting the Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative! This year, the collaborative is providing grant funding to 54 youth-serving organizations in support of a wide variety of programs that will serve 8,500 youth and young adults.
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Baltimore Summer Funding Collaborative Announces 2026 Grantees
Over 50 Baltimore-based organizations have been funded through the Summer Funding Collaborative for 2026. Read about three of these grantees.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/baltimore-summer-funding-collaborative-announces-2026-grantees
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Itâs recommended that children have at least 15-30 minutes of uninterrupted reading time each day, but on average, middle and high school students are only getting about eight minutes a day â and sometimes even less.
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The Real Culprit of Our Literacy Gap? Time
Brown: Education leaders must be willing to protect reading time, provide high-quality, grade-level materials and measure what actually matters.
https://www.the74million.org/article/the-real-culprit-of-our-literacy-gap-time/
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âThe very foundation of creating childrenâs media is you are creating something that a child, in their core developmental years, is going to be consuming. So what is the level of intention that youâre bringing to that?â
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AI âSlopâ Is Flooding Childrenâs Media. Parents Should Be Very Alarmed.
Low-quality, mass-produced video content is a âmonster problemâ for child development, with few guardrails in place to stop it.
https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/ai-slop-is-flooding-childrens-media-parents-should-be-very-alarmed/
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Child Trends
16 days ago
The
@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social
's Generation Work Initiative partnered with local partnerships to integrate positive youth development (PYD) approaches in workforce training settings for youth. We produced case studies about five of these local partnerships.
www.childtrends.org/project/gene...
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Despite growing public interest in alternatives to a traditional college degree, both four-year universities and community colleges have seen enrollment increases over the past few years.
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America is turning against college. So why are more students enrolling?
And can the enrollment boom last as artificial intelligence threatens to change the job market?
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/03/24/college-enrollment-is-rising-despite-higher-ed-backlash/
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âWe talk so much about keeping students emotionally regulated, but teachers are not taught this for themselves. It is a huge part of classroom management⊠It is one of the reasons why teachers often quit within the first five years. This needs to change if we are going to retain teachers.â
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Teachers Say Student Behavior Has Made the Job (Almost) Impossible
Teachers say their morale is affected when student misbehavior is on the rise.
https://www.edweek.org/the-state-of-teaching/teaching-learning/teachers-say-student-behavior-has-made-the-job-almost-impossible/2026/03
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Although college students with a foster care background face a myriad of challenges on the path to earning their degree, efforts like college aid initiatives, mentorship programs and tuition waivers can help support foster youthâs college success.
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Foster Care Education Outcomes: New Research Challenges the 3% Myth
Foster youth achieve more than outdated stats suggest. New data shows progress in high school and college completion, though barriers remain.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/foster-care-education-outcomes-new-research-challenges-the-3-myth
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âWhen you look at a child whoâs innocent and vulnerable â and a simple [medical] intervention thatâs been done since 1961 is refused â knowing that babyâs going out into the world is super worrisome to me.â
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Itâs not just vaccines: Parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns | CNN
Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other proven, routine, preventive care fo...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/health/newborn-preventive-care-refusals
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The Early Childhood Service Corps trains adults aged 50 and older to work as substitute teachers in child care centers, offering much-needed support to the chronically understaffed child care industry.
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Child care centers tap retirees to fill staffing gaps
âSchool grandmasâ help fill the gaps in a child care workforce facing perennial shortages.
https://hechingerreport.org/tapping-retirees-to-work-in-child-care-centers/
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âWeâre seeing that we can tell by a certain point in the school yearâearly in the school yearâwhoâs going to be chronically absent and that if parents get a personal outreach in the first month of the school year, that they stay more engaged for the entire year, and that cuts down on absences.â
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Schools Made Steady Progress Boosting Attendance With This Strategy Change
The timing and tenor of communication with families matter, according to a new analysis.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/schools-made-steady-progress-boosting-attendance-with-this-strategy-change/2026/03
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Educators arenât the only ones worried about how AI use is affecting childrenâs learning. Increasing numbers of middle and high school students are also expressing concerns that using AI for schoolwork is hurting their critical thinking skills.
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Students Are Worried That AI Will Hurt Their Critical Thinking Skills
Despite those concerns, students are using the tech more and more for schoolwork.
https://www.edweek.org/technology/students-are-worried-that-ai-will-hurt-their-critical-thinking-skills/2026/03
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âIf we are not investÂing earÂly in childrenâs menÂtal health, espeÂcialÂly when they are in criÂsis and facÂing juveÂnile detenÂtion, we are simÂply pushÂing off the probÂlem and potenÂtialÂly payÂing highÂer sociÂetal and incarÂcerÂaÂtion costs farÂther down the line.â
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State Lawmakers Share Strategies to Strengthen Youth Justice Systems
A new yearlong fellowship seeks to help lawmakers work across the aisle and in their home states to drive youth justice reform. Learn more.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/state-lawmakers-share-strategies-to-strengthen-youth-justice-systems
20 days ago
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Rise Early Learning Center is working to help Baltimore kids by creating a space for their parents to find resources and build community. At Rise, parents receive not only free child care, but also the opportunity to rest, socialize, and take classes on topics like financial literacy and cooking.
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Rise Early Learning Center helps moms fight social isolation â and find child care, too
This University of Maryland, Baltimore, program fights the rising social isolation among parents.
https://www.thebanner.com/education/early-childhood/free-child-care-west-baltimore-5TOEZISPDNFS3A3VWCHHPSXUDQ/
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âFor some children, a clean set of clothes, a 30-minute nap, and some breakfast can change the course of the [school] day.â
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The School Role Helping Prevent Misbehavior Before It Starts
Experienced teachers can spot signs of trouble in students early in the school day.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-school-role-helping-prevent-misbehavior-before-it-starts/2026/03
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College Corps is a California state-based program where college students can get paid for doing community service work such as tutoring Kâ12 students, working at food banks, and helping with their campus gardens.
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More Students to Serve in Californiaâs Popular College Corps
Since it launched in 2022, the state program known as College Corps has been paying college students for community service work.
https://www.the74million.org/article/more-students-to-serve-in-californias-popular-college-corps/
23 days ago
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Maryland Department of Human Services
27 days ago
We kicked off our first Family Matters meeting of 2026! Weâre teaming up with
@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social
to look at the data and sharpen our goals for the year ahead. Itâs all about finding the best ways to support our families and move our mission forward.
#FamilyMatters
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âThey used to say the progression in school was you learn to read and then you read to learn. Now people realize it needs to be both for much longer. âReading to learnâ should start earlier, and âlearning to readâ must continue well past third grade.â
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Southern states boost early reading, but gains stall in middle school
Why the âMississippi miracleâ disappears by eighth grade
https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-8th-grade-reading/
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Since New York state passed legislation banning the arrest of children under the age of 12 in 2022, some law enforcement officers have responded to child misbehavior by arresting their parents.
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When Kids Are Too Young to Prosecute, Police Arrest Their Moms | The Imprint
When kids are too young to arrest in New York, district attorneys in some regions are prosecuting their parents.
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/new-york-police-arresting-moms-when-kids-too-young/271992
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âCreÂatÂing a workÂplace where young peoÂple can thrive means designÂing work enviÂronÂments that intenÂtionÂalÂly supÂport growth and proÂducÂtivÂiÂty.â â RaniÂta Jain, Senior AssoÂciate at the Foundation
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Understanding Positive Youth Development in the Workplace
Ranita Jain reflects on lessons from Generation Work and the benefits of positive youth development. Read more.
https://www.aecf.org/blog/understanding-positive-youth-development-in-the-workplace
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Last year, CUNY launched a free apprenticeship program to help aspiring child care workers who havenât completed their degree learn the industry by working as assistant teachers in early childhood programs.
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NYC needs more early childhood teachers. CUNY is trying to meet the demand.
CUNY officials hope a program to draw older students back to college can bolster the pipeline of early childhood teachers.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/17/cuny-boosts-pipeline-early-childhood-educators-to-meet-demand/
24 days ago
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Over half of the youth around the U.S. in extended foster care are living in an apartment or dorm â a less restrictive housing situation than a foster home where these youth can learn to live independently while still receiving services and support from a case manager.
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Most Youth in Extended Foster Care Live in Supervised Independent Living Placements
Read Most Youth in Extended Foster Care Live in Supervised Independent Living Placements from Child Trends.
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/most-youth-extended-foster-care-supervised-independent-living
25 days ago
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Many Baltimore parents worry that having to depend on public transit with unreliable schedules and long wait times is putting their middle and high-school aged children in unsafe circumstances and harming their academic performance.
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Baltimore parents fear kids arenât safe riding transit to school, survey finds
The small survey is the first time in at least a decade a Baltimore City schools group has asked families for transportation feedback.
https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/baltimore-city-public-schools-transit-safety-survey-2TSJ2JBM75GSRONQV7OZUM3SN4/
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The crisis caused by the lack of a child care infrastructure in the U.S. is costing the country $172 billion in lost earnings, productivity and revenue every single year.
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The Child Care Crisis Costs the U.S. Economy $172 Billion Each Year - Institute for Child Success
The economic cost of the child care crisis on families and businesses has more than doubled since 2018.
https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/cost-child-care-crisis/
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âTeachers are spending more time having to teach how to behave in a kindergarten classroom â that would normally be the purview of preschool teachers. This time spent on behavioral management and behavioral regulation, cumulatively, could be affecting achievement.â
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Kids Who Were Babies During COVID Are Now Struggling With Reading and Math
NWEA data shows that while kindergarten achievement is steady, first and second graders' math and reading skills remain below pre-pandemic levels.
https://www.the74million.org/zero2eight/kids-who-were-babies-during-covid-are-now-struggling-with-reading-and-math/
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âThese kids weren't in school when the pandemic happened, but [some] were... in early childhood and preschool. Their opportunities... to have those experiences outside of their home that build literacy skills and to apply them with peers probably were impacted because they were home.â
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The pandemic disrupted young children's early schooling. Their reading scores are still behind
The data suggest the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption, but that broader societal shifts might be at play.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/the-pandemic-disrupted-young-childrens-early-schooling-their-reading-scores-are-still-behind
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65% of child care centers and 51% of public school-based child care programs report having to raise tuition prices over the past year in order to cover higher rent costs and increased spending on food and supplies.
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Hereâs why childcare is getting more unaffordable, forcing families to make âheartbreaking choicesâ | Fortune
âWhen these costs rise without a simultaneous increase in public funding to fill the gap, programs are faced with difficult decisions.â
https://fortune.com/2026/03/08/childcare-affordability-crisis-cost-of-living-expenses-tuition-hikes-rent-insurance/
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Meet the newest members of the Foundationâs ChilÂdren and FamÂiÂly FelÂlowÂshipÂź program! These sixteen leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, but all of them are dedicated to working to improve the policies and programs that affect young people in marginalized communities.
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Profiles Showcase Latest Class of Children and Family Fellows
Meet the Casey Foundationâs newest Children and Family Fellowship class and learn how these leaders are expanding opportunity for all children and youth.
https://aecf.org/blog/profiles-showcase-latest-class-of-children-and-family-fellows
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Child Trends
about 1 month ago
A recent Child Trendsâ briefâfunded by
@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social
âexplores the services that Family Resource Centers provide across the country, especially to young parents (under age 25).
www.childtrends.org/publications...
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Exploring How Family Resource Centers Work With Young Parents
Read Exploring How Family Resource Centers Work With Young Parents from Child Trends.
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/exploring-family-resource-centers-young-parents
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Five years after the Family First Prevention Services Act went into full effect, half of U.S. states say that the legislation has not yet achieved its goal of reducing the number of foster youth placed in group facilities instead of family homes.
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Report Finds Family First Act Has Not Reduced Congregate Care in Most States | The Imprint
A federal survey found that more than half of states reported the Family First Act has yet to accomplish its goal of reducing the number of foster youth in group homes.
https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/federal-funding-restrictions-have-not-reduced-group-home-reliance-in-many-states/271864
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16% of parents surveyed in September 2025 said they had skipped or delayed at least one of their childrenâs routine vaccinations.
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In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/health/pediatricians-vaccines-cdc-kennedy.html
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âSchool breakfast offers a peace of mind to [students who] do not get food at home. They can come into school knowing, âI might be hungry right now, but in another 10 minutes, Iâm not going to be hungry anymore, because Iâm going to have food, and Iâm going to be able to make it through my day.ââ
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âHungry Kids Are Not Going to Learnâ: The Benefits of Universal School Breakfast
Research shows that eating school breakfast is associated with a variety of positive outcomes for students, including improved academic performance and classroom behavior.
https://www.the74million.org/azrticle/hungry-kids-are-not-going-to-learn-the-benefits-of-universal-school-breakfast/
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About 31% of 13-year-olds say that they never or hardly ever read for fun, while only 14% say they read almost every day.
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Parents worry schools arenât pushing kids to read
Parents across Maryland, and the country, are questioning whether students are reading enough books â classics or otherwise â in English classes.
https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/montgomery-county-high-school-books-curriculum-YA6OLARKZRBJLBBU5RGZXMKHIQ/
about 1 month ago
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