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Kemi Badenoch outlines the profound impact of student loan scandal
2+ min ago (145+ words) Student loan scandal might put people off having children, Badenoch says The Independent Kemi Badenoch outlines the profound impact of student loan scandal - Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch suggested that student loan debt could be discouraging people from having children due…...
Another Major Education Nonprofit Puts the Spotlight on Career Readiness
31+ min ago (330+ words) Digital Promise is launching a new center focused on connecting K-12 students to postsecondary success, workforce opportunities, and economic mobility, a move that highlights the growing emphasis on career and technical education in K-12 schools. More organizations that work in K-12 education are…...
Mount Sinai Hospital drops gender-affirming care for trans teens, leaving New York families worried
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (384+ words) New York City families say that trans teens have been cut off from gender-affirming care in the Mount Sinai hospital system, local news outlet Gothamist reported on Saturday. Parents said they were notified over the phone that their teens could…...
Mental health crisis nonprofit receives donation to honor life of 5-year-old Jack Schleier
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (277+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An anonymous group of donors are honoring Jack Schleier's life with a $50,000 pledge to Foundation 2 Crisis Services. The announcement was made Monday as witness testimony approached its conclusion during Matthew Schleier's first-degree murder trial. The defense…...
API 2026: Free admission, clinics, and more for kids
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (189+ words) The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard aims on going the extra mile to be kid-friendly in 2026. From free admission to a junior golf clinic to special viewing and autograph areas for youngsters, the API is pulling out all the…...
Student ICE Protests Lead To Lockdowns, Debate Over Discipline In Pennsylvania Schools
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (457+ words) Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), School officials ordered two eastern Pennsylvania schools into lockdown on Feb. 20, while dozens of students left the schools and became unruly. The move came after officials directed the students to…...
Psychology says people raised in the 1960s and 70s developed a specific kind of mental toughness that modern childhoods have made nearly impossible to build—not because those childhoods were better, but because they required children to solve problems before anyone arrived to solve them first
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (990+ words) Marlene Martin / Feb 24, 2026 The generation that learned to navigate without GPS, entertain themselves without screens, and solve problems without Google developed a mental resilience that modern parenting'with all its good intentions'accidentally engineers out of childhood. Remember when skinned knees were…...
Promising New Drug Candidate Shows Potential to Prevent Preterm Birth in
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (959+ words) A groundbreaking advancement in the fight against preterm birth has emerged from recent preclinical studies involving a novel anti-inflammatory drug candidate named Rytvela. This research, conducted using a mouse model, reveals that Rytvela significantly reduces the incidence of premature birth…...
I tried the 'empty weekend parenting' trend with my sons - and it changed the way they played
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (436+ words) When was the last time you had a completely free weekend? For many parents, weekends are often spent taking the kids to sports fixtures, clubs, birthday parties or other activities, with families feeling more tired by the end of it…...
India News | One-stop Shop for Teachers: Bharti Enterprises VC Rakesh Bharti Mittal Announces Teacher App 2.0 to Cover Entire NEP 2020 Curriculum from Class 1 to 12
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (362+ words) New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises Rakesh Bharti Mittal on Monday announced that Teacher App 2.0 is designed to support teachers across India, providing a one-stop platform for pedagogy, lesson plans, and quality educational content. The app now…...