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fromsilive
1 week ago

Staten Island's Best Dressed: Seamen's Society Scholarship Awards at the Staaten

The celebration unfolded at The Staaten, when Seamen's Society hosted its annual Scholarship, honoring 21 students in foster care who were awarded scholarships totaling over $30,000 for the upcoming academic year.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Child asylum seekers need more support, study says

"It was really difficult for me at first, I didn't know what to do or where to go, I didn't speak English at first. I never had somebody there who I could speak to, who I could open up to about how I was feeling. That was the hard thing, and if you don't have anyone you can trust, how do you navigate the system - how do you understand the system?"
London politics
#immigration
Education
fromBoston.com
7 months ago

Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants' kids from school.

The fear of deportation among immigrant children negatively impacts their ability to learn and thrive in school.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities

A recent surge of ICE arrests in Central Coast California has caused distress for families, as evident from a gas station incident where children were left unattended.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
NYC parents

LA schools block Homeland Security agents from visiting classes - but DHS says they're just doing welfare checks on Biden's lost migrant kids

Education
fromBoston.com
7 months ago

Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants' kids from school.

The fear of deportation among immigrant children negatively impacts their ability to learn and thrive in school.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities

A recent surge of ICE arrests in Central Coast California has caused distress for families, as evident from a gas station incident where children were left unattended.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
NYC parents

LA schools block Homeland Security agents from visiting classes - but DHS says they're just doing welfare checks on Biden's lost migrant kids

fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Almost half of families going without or cutting back on essentials, warns Barnardos

More than a quarter (28pc) of those surveyed felt at some point they did not have enough food to feed their children.
Public health
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 month ago

Gothenburg council withdraws monkey images after racism accusations

"This contributes to structural racism," she said. "That's not the aim, I understand that, but that's what it's doing."
Social justice
#government-policy
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

These are not numbers they are people': what ex-communist Slovenia can teach the world about child poverty

Slovenia's effective child poverty reduction policies stem from economic equality and collective societal commitment to children's welfare.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

These are not numbers they are people': what ex-communist Slovenia can teach the world about child poverty

Slovenia's effective child poverty reduction policies stem from economic equality and collective societal commitment to children's welfare.
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children's commissioner for England

Parents need to prioritize setting boundaries over being friends with their children regarding smartphone usage.
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
4 months ago

Donald Trump's policies are making our kids dumber, sicker, meaner, and scared

Trump's policies threaten the well-being and education of children, with significant cuts to the Department of Education and initiatives targeting disadvantaged students.
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