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“It’s not enough to know your content and be a good teacher, but you also need to be a student of your students… so that you’re crafting instructional and community experiences for students that adequately meet their needs.”
The Middle School Transition Is Tough. How Educators Can Help
A new partnership aims to ease the transition from elementary school to middle school.
www.edweek.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“It’s not enough to know your content and be a good teacher, but you also need to be a student of your students… so that you’re crafting instructional and community experiences for students that adequately meet their needs.”
As of November 1st, New Mexico has become the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents. The state hopes that the new system will help boost its economy and improve K–12 education performance.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As of November 1st, New Mexico has become the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents. The state hopes that the new system will help boost its economy and improve K–12 education performance.
1 in 3 adults in the U.S. under the age of 25 have experienced a mental, behavioral or emotional health issue in the past year.
CDC reports 40% of teens struggle with mental health as Ohio expands response services
National data shows that 40% of teens struggle with mental health issues. Against that backdrop, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced access to crisis response teams is now available statewide for young pe...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
1 in 3 adults in the U.S. under the age of 25 have experienced a mental, behavioral or emotional health issue in the past year.
Over three-quarters of children who enter foster care find permanence by returning to their parents, being adopted by a family member or foster parent or having someone they know become their legal guardian.
What Is Permanence?
Every child needs and deserves to grow up in a safe, loving and nurturing family – a family whose support is unconditional and will last a lifetime.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Over three-quarters of children who enter foster care find permanence by returning to their parents, being adopted by a family member or foster parent or having someone they know become their legal guardian.
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Leslie Boissiere (@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social) joined EconoFact Chats to discuss the effectiveness of public policy in reducing child poverty.
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Can Government Support Reduce Child Poverty? | Econofact Chats
A discussion with Leslie Boissiere on the long-run economic and social costs of childhood poverty, and the role of public policy in addressing this problem.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Leslie Boissiere (@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social) joined EconoFact Chats to discuss the effectiveness of public policy in reducing child poverty.
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“One of the really big drivers of challenges with job flexibility and its relationship to well-being is the amount of time that teachers, particularly female teachers, spend on household duties, particularly child care, outside of working hours.”
Report: Female Teachers Experience Worse Work-Life Balance Than Male Colleagues
New survey finds rigid work schedules, an overload of household chores & child care duties and a lack of free time contribute to the gender gap.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“One of the really big drivers of challenges with job flexibility and its relationship to well-being is the amount of time that teachers, particularly female teachers, spend on household duties, particularly child care, outside of working hours.”
Numerous studies have found that when children experience interactions with police that involve handcuffing, frisking or using physical force, they’re more likely to miss school and to show signs of depression.
How Many Children are Handcuffed in Upstate New York?
An Imprint canvass of the largest upstate New York law enforcement agencies found few policies governing the handcuffing of children.
imprintnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Numerous studies have found that when children experience interactions with police that involve handcuffing, frisking or using physical force, they’re more likely to miss school and to show signs of depression.
“The charitable food system is there to support families, but it is tiny compared to the amount of money that is available through SNAP.”
A hunger cliff is days away. Women, children and food banks will feel it first.
Food banks will face logistical and financial challenges in providing the resources currently offered by the SNAP and WIC programs that are set to lose funding.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“The charitable food system is there to support families, but it is tiny compared to the amount of money that is available through SNAP.”
About 22–30% of youth aging out of foster care experience homelessness during their transition to adulthood.
What Happens to Youth Aging Out of Foster Care?
Youth aging out of foster care face challenges with housing, education, employment and more. Learn how these hurdles affect their futures.
www.aecf.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
About 22–30% of youth aging out of foster care experience homelessness during their transition to adulthood.
“This is what happens when you don’t have public federal dollars in the system… It’s going to result in lower quality care for children [or] families pulling back from the workforce and facing greater economic insecurity. We’re going to see a real harmful impact on children and families.”
Child care crisis deepens as funding slashed for poor families
As states brace for less federal money, some are cutting child care spending to balance their budgets. Experts warn these cuts will be disastrous for families and the economy.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“This is what happens when you don’t have public federal dollars in the system… It’s going to result in lower quality care for children [or] families pulling back from the workforce and facing greater economic insecurity. We’re going to see a real harmful impact on children and families.”
After only one year of operation, the Youth Mental Health Corps program is already making a difference in student mental health. Schools where mental health navigators are stationed report fewer behavioral referrals, improved student attendance and more students seeking out mental health support.
Schools Tapped Young Adults to Serve as Mental Health Navigators. What Happened Next? - EdSurge News
One year into deployment of the national Youth Mental Health Corps, schools are seeing an impact in student behavior and attendance
www.edsurge.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
After only one year of operation, the Youth Mental Health Corps program is already making a difference in student mental health. Schools where mental health navigators are stationed report fewer behavioral referrals, improved student attendance and more students seeking out mental health support.
“B’more for Healthy Babies brings together a network of communities, organizations and resources [to give each] baby born in Baltimore the best start possible. It works to reduce infant mortality in the city… by making sure all families can access the care and services they need."
Helping Families Thrive With B’more for Healthy Babies
Learn how B’more for Healthy Babies is improving maternal and child health through partnership, data and community-driven care.
www.aecf.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“B’more for Healthy Babies brings together a network of communities, organizations and resources [to give each] baby born in Baltimore the best start possible. It works to reduce infant mortality in the city… by making sure all families can access the care and services they need."
“In a health care desert, women have to travel farther to receive [prenatal] care. If you’re having to do that once or twice a week, that is a huge burden on you… And so it snowballs into a huge financial burden, a health care burden.”
In rural Georgia, pregnancy care could get even harder to find as hospital funds shrink
Rural patients and providers have raised concerns that the loss of more maternity care in northeast Georgia means fewer options.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“In a health care desert, women have to travel farther to receive [prenatal] care. If you’re having to do that once or twice a week, that is a huge burden on you… And so it snowballs into a huge financial burden, a health care burden.”
Although fewer college students are following the traditional college-based degree path to becoming a teacher, an increasing number of educators are entering the teaching profession through alternative preparation programs.
Ed. Colleges Are Granting Fewer Degrees, Potentially Affecting the Teacher Pipeline
New national data show fewer, but more diverse, teachers earning education degrees.
www.edweek.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Although fewer college students are following the traditional college-based degree path to becoming a teacher, an increasing number of educators are entering the teaching profession through alternative preparation programs.
Sacramento County’s cultural broker program is working to keep families together by training community members to act as advisors for families being investigated by CPS. Cultural brokers offer advice around caregiving and child safety, and also act as mediators in meetings with social workers.
Uncertainties for Program Keeping Black Kids Out of Foster Care
In Sacramento, cultural brokers mediate between child welfare officials and families to prevent Black children from entering foster care.
imprintnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sacramento County’s cultural broker program is working to keep families together by training community members to act as advisors for families being investigated by CPS. Cultural brokers offer advice around caregiving and child safety, and also act as mediators in meetings with social workers.
Extended foster care helps give young people more time to navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by allowing them to continue accessing services around healthcare, education and housing.
Extended Foster Care Explained
Learn the basics of extended foster care, what it involves and how it yields benefits for both young people and society at large.
www.aecf.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Extended foster care helps give young people more time to navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by allowing them to continue accessing services around healthcare, education and housing.
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💡 How are children in Michigan fairing?
The @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social 2025 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Data Snapshot shows that key government policies — like tax credits and food assistance — cut child poverty nearly in half in 2024. #KidsCount
The @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social 2025 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Data Snapshot shows that key government policies — like tax credits and food assistance — cut child poverty nearly in half in 2024. #KidsCount
Measuring Access to Opportunity in the United States: A 10-Year Update
The Supplemental Poverty Measure shows how policy choices cut child poverty and why reliable data matter for kids, families and states.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
💡 How are children in Michigan fairing?
The @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social 2025 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Data Snapshot shows that key government policies — like tax credits and food assistance — cut child poverty nearly in half in 2024. #KidsCount
The @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social 2025 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Data Snapshot shows that key government policies — like tax credits and food assistance — cut child poverty nearly in half in 2024. #KidsCount
Sacramento County’s cultural broker program is working to keep families together by training community members to act as advisors for families being investigated by CPS. Cultural brokers offer advice around caregiving and child safety, and also act as mediators in meetings with social workers.
Uncertainties for Program Keeping Black Kids Out of Foster Care
In Sacramento, cultural brokers mediate between child welfare officials and families to prevent Black children from entering foster care.
imprintnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sacramento County’s cultural broker program is working to keep families together by training community members to act as advisors for families being investigated by CPS. Cultural brokers offer advice around caregiving and child safety, and also act as mediators in meetings with social workers.
“It is tempting to frame [child care access] as a low-income [family] issue, but middle-class and upper-middle-class families are feeling the pinch as well. Long waitlists, staffing shortages and high turnover — in addition to affordability — make access to high quality child care difficult.”
You can’t fix the birth rate without fixing child care • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from Furman University student True DePaoli on the connections between affordable child care and economic growth.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“It is tempting to frame [child care access] as a low-income [family] issue, but middle-class and upper-middle-class families are feeling the pinch as well. Long waitlists, staffing shortages and high turnover — in addition to affordability — make access to high quality child care difficult.”
The number of first-gen college applicants in Texas has actually more than tripled within the past five years, thanks to a range of state-level policy decisions and the tireless work of college-access nonprofits.
More first-generation students in Texas are applying to college - The Hechinger Report
DALLAS — Adrian Torres’ obsession with race cars began when he was 11 years old. He got hooked watching a YouTube video of someone playing a Formula One game and quickly grew fascinated with the race ...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The number of first-gen college applicants in Texas has actually more than tripled within the past five years, thanks to a range of state-level policy decisions and the tireless work of college-access nonprofits.
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California’s child poverty rate rose to 18% in 2024, according to @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social. The Annie E. Casey Foundation says without current support programs, the rate could reach 29%, affecting 880,000 more children.
#ChildWellbeing #PovertyPolicy #CaliforniaKids #SNAP #CTC #KidsCount
#ChildWellbeing #PovertyPolicy #CaliforniaKids #SNAP #CTC #KidsCount
Report: CA child poverty rate rises to 18%
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November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
California’s child poverty rate rose to 18% in 2024, according to @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social. The Annie E. Casey Foundation says without current support programs, the rate could reach 29%, affecting 880,000 more children.
#ChildWellbeing #PovertyPolicy #CaliforniaKids #SNAP #CTC #KidsCount
#ChildWellbeing #PovertyPolicy #CaliforniaKids #SNAP #CTC #KidsCount
“California child poverty rates quickly doubled after pandemic-era federal policies were repealed — meaning almost 1 million more kids were in poverty in 2024 compared to 2021.”
UPDATE: Child poverty rate nearly triples in California, report finds
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“California child poverty rates quickly doubled after pandemic-era federal policies were repealed — meaning almost 1 million more kids were in poverty in 2024 compared to 2021.”
Child welfare professionals play an integral role in helping support children and families when they encounter the foster care system.
10 Key Resources for Child Welfare Professionals
A roundup of 10 online resources that child welfare professionals can use to strengthen their work with kids and families.
www.aecf.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Child welfare professionals play an integral role in helping support children and families when they encounter the foster care system.
Augsburg University in Minnesota has created a program to support students with foster care experience through providing a variety of resources, including gift cards for dorm supplies, mentorships and career-building opportunities.
Foster Youth Find Rare Support at Minnesota University| The Imprint
The Augsburg Family Scholars program provides financial, academic and social support to college students who have spent time in foster care.
imprintnews.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Augsburg University in Minnesota has created a program to support students with foster care experience through providing a variety of resources, including gift cards for dorm supplies, mentorships and career-building opportunities.
When parents can enroll their kids in after-school programs, they're able to work more and stress less. However, barriers like cost and capacity prevent the vast majority of families from accessing these programs.
3 in 4 Maryland kids are shut out of after-school programs
Too many Maryland families are ‘scrambling to figure out what they’re doing at 3 p.m.' since most kids are shut out from after school programs.
www.thebanner.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When parents can enroll their kids in after-school programs, they're able to work more and stress less. However, barriers like cost and capacity prevent the vast majority of families from accessing these programs.