Children-and-youth

K-12 교육

Judge rejects changing the name of California’s trans youth ballot measure

Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.

에 의해 캐롤린 존스 • 4월 22, 2024

건강

California hospitals keep closing their labor wards. Can lawmakers do anything about it?

Two California lawmakers introduced bills intended to slow maternity ward closures after a CalMatters investigation found nearly 50 hospitals had ended labor and delivery services between 2012 and 2023.

에 의해 크리스틴 황 • 4월 17, 2024

국회 의사당

Paris Hilton is the latest celebrity with a bill — and Newsom signs it

The media personality and socialite is crusading against abuse of teens at treatment facilities and wants California legislators to pass a bill.

에 의해 린 라 • 4월 15, 2024

캘리포니아 디바이드

Feds say LA poultry company used child labor for risky jobs then hid its product

The US Labor Department investigated a company it says employed underaged workers as deboners then shipped its product. The company’s lawyer denies it.

에 의해 알레한드라 레이예스-벨라르데 • 4월 4, 2024

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Foster kids miss out on sports and music. A new California plan aims to help them catch up

A new proposal from the Newsom administration would steer more money to foster children with the greatest needs while also setting aside funds for them to pursue their passions.

에 의해 아나 B. 이바라 • 4월 2, 2024

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These gigs offer paths to higher wages for young Californians. Now they’re facing budget cuts

California seeded a program to place thousands of young people in apprenticeships. Just as it’s starting, a state budget deficit may delay funding.

에 의해 알레한드라 레이예스-벨라르데 • 3월 11, 2024

건강

California gives new moms extra Medi-Cal benefits. It can’t say who’s using them

California created a special program to improve infant and maternal care in 1984. Forty years later, the state can’t account for how often people are using the benefits or if the services are helping.

에 의해 크리스틴 황 • 2월 28, 2024

논평

California students need more support than ever. Scaling back programs would be a mistake

Community roles like "near peer coaches," which give students an outlet for emotional and academic support, are the types of programs on the chopping block this year as California faces a major budget deficit. A first-year teacher who took an unusual route to the job says state leaders need to protect these programs.

By Katie Schneidau • 2월 26, 2024

논평

캘리포니아 보호 청소년 및 COVID 고아, 신탁 기금 프로그램으로 희망을 얻다

A California program providing trust funds, or "baby bonds," for foster youth and COVID orphans is giving traumatized young people a chance to pursue their dreams just like everyone else.

By Celestina Ramirez • 1월 30, 2024

Reader Reactions

Why California shouldn’t give up on the youth tackle football ban

As California lawmakers back off a controversial bill that would restrict youth football, a safety advocate who lost his son to suicide says state leaders should reconsider.

By Bruce Parkman • 1월 24, 2024