Foster youth in Michigan say the classes they took in state-funded facilities didn’t count toward graduation. Some dropped out. “I felt destroyed,” one said, “like everything I did was for nothing.” Read more…
‘No light. No nothing.’ Inside Louisiana’s harshest juvenile lockup
Teens at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education. Read more…
Schools are sending kids to virtual classes as punishment. Advocates say that could violate their rights.
“This is the new face of denial of access to public education,” one advocate said. “Now it’s just easier and covered under the guise of Covid protection.” Read more…
Covid is having a devastating impact on children — and the vaccine won’t fix everything
“We’re going to almost need a New Deal for an entire generation of kids to give them the opportunity to catch up,” one advocate said. Read more…
3 families chose between online and in-person school. Now they’re questioning their decisions.
“My patience for home-schooling has left the building,” one exasperated parent said as she implored her children’s school to let her kids return to class. Read more…