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Detroit is encouraging its young residents to participate in safe, social activities after large crowds of youth congregating downtown have led to curfew violations and multiple arrests. Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

Detroit wants to elevate youth voices in leadership – that means giving them real power

Building relationships and creating equitable opportunities are critical to engaging Detroit’s young people in safe and positive activities.
Parents can support their grieving kids by using direct, clear language and not shying away from emotions. Justin Paget/iStock Photos/Getty Images

Everyone experiences loss and grief – but that doesn’t make it any easier to talk with kids about it

Parents and educators sometimes avoid having conversations about grief with children because they don’t know what to say. Here are some tips for how to approach it.
Support for students is one value that both Democrats and Republicans alike value in a teacher. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

What makes a good teacher? Ask a Republican and a Democrat, and they are likely to agree

Most American adults will say that they most valued teachers who really knew them, cared about them and made learning relevant to their lives.
Understanding whether different groups of kids are more likely to be identified as having autism can help ensure that all students have equal access to the appropriate services at school. Adrian Vidal/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Black, Hispanic, female and low‑income elementary students are less likely to be identified with autism

New research shows that for every 10 boys identified with autism, only about two girls in a comparable situation were identified.
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), speaks during a news conference on the launch of the Arctic Foreign Policy during an event at Global Affairs Canada headquarters, in Ottawa, in December 2024. ITK has developed the vision for Inuit Nunangat University. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s first Inuit‑led university is coming to Nunavut — here’s why it matters

Indigenous communities have long fought to control their own education. A scholar traces that history and examines what a new Inuit-led university could mean for Inuit self-determination.

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