Frazao Studio Latino/E+/Getty Images A new report released by the Trevor Project took a closer look at mental health among LGBTQ+ youth across the U.S. and what parents and allies can do to best support them. The report comes as a rise in discriminatory policies and hateful political rhetoric has pushed many LGBTQ+ young people...
Marco VDM/E+/Getty Images In recent years, politicians and activists have increasingly set their sights on libraries. While some have sought to strengthen these community institutions, more still have attempted to reign in what they see as access to troubling materials, particularly as it pertains to children. Last week, for example, South Dakota passed House Bill...
Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images A Chicago-area charter school network informed parents that an adult was detained by federal immigration officials (ICE) outside a school building when dropping children off for class this week. WGN News has reported that the adult was, in fact, a father from the school. In the communication sent to parents, Acero officials said...
C-Span Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen made it in time to cast a “no” vote against the House Republicans’ budget plan this week. Though the end result did not go the way Pettersen hoped — the plan passed 217 to 215 — Pettersen is still glad she went, especially to make such a valid and poignant...