Children and Youth

by Janti Soeripto When the Trump administration issued its January 20 executive order announcing that it was freezing all U.S. foreign development assistance—funding that typically accounts for about a third of Save the Children’s annual global program budget—our senior team was already gathered…

A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows how men and women of every generation, including Gen Z, are divided over questions about who takes on which roles in the family.

Two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation to fully fund CCAMPIS, the only federal program that funds on-campus child care.

Diaper Dollars, a nonprofit that gives families in need money to cover diaper expenses, could be a model for states looking to offer more solutions to the diaper need crisis.

The number of incarcerated youth in the United States plummeted by 75% between 2000 and 2022. There are a number of contributing factors that drove this sea change, and one of…

A New York City autism charter school is pioneering virtual reality to teach its students vital social skills. The method is showing promising results, according to new research.

Hartford, Connecticut, models how cities can use data and community insights to inform strategies to improve child care and early learning systems.

A new study found that, on average, infant deaths increased by more than 7% in states with laws that limited abortions.

Immigration raids have made headlines. But the administration is also pursuing changes aimed at depriving immigrant students of safe, engaging learning environments, writes Misti Kemmer.

Students of color deserve teachers who look like them. But the responsibility to educate Black students shouldn’t fall disproportionally on Black educators, Avery Oliver writes.

Multiple studies show that grass, trees, shade and sidewalks on a campus reduce student anxiety.