MN: Youth
Galvanizing efforts to prepare more builders and designers in MN
Representatives from the building and design trades will gather this weekend to showcase their professions to Minnesota youth. Organizers want to …
Reading, writing and blood pressure screening? MN campuses add outreach
Managing course schedules and studying for exams are priorities for college students. Now, a Minnesota campus wants them to think about their health …
MN's no-cost school meals draw interest from research community
As Minnesota school districts near the halfway point of the academic year, plans are taking shape to study the effectiveness of no-cost meals for all …
Measuring the online gaming and gambling risk for MN youth
Minnesota announced this week it has joined a multistate lawsuit against Facebook's parent company Meta, over claims of addictive social media …
Study links pandemic with uptick in pediatric trauma cases
Medical researchers are out with new findings, which underscore how some communities saw more devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new …
Amid Nationwide Surge in Child Poverty, MN Mitigation Plan Takes Flight
Policy experts are reacting to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, showing the nation's child poverty rate has more than doubled, to 12%. In …
Assessing Need for School Counselors Amid SRO Debate in MN
Minnesota lawmakers could soon be called into special session in response to a controversy over school resource officers. The situation has prompted …
Expert: Unaddressed Hearing Woes Could Make School Life Miserable
Parents in Minnesota have been feverishly helping their kids get ready for the new school year. A health expert says if hearing has been an issue for …
MN Implements 'No-Cost Meals' for All Students
With back-to-school season here, Minnesota is implementing no-cost meals for all students, regardless of family income. As districts prepare…
Curbing Excessive Online Time for Teens
Over the next couple of weeks, kids across Minnesota will head back to school. Addiction specialists say now is a good time for parents to address …
Amid Budget Pressure, Low-Income Minnesotans Get School-Supply Relief
The average U.S. household will spend nearly $900 on back-to-school supplies this year, and in Minnesota, poverty-fighting organizations are …
Teachers, Leaders Respond to Criticisms of K-12 Schools
With a new school year a little more than a month away, educators remain steadfast in fending off attacks from some parent groups and conservative …