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Learn from NYC kids" savings plan
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (265+ words) Over the past decade, New York City has developed a platform for universal, community-driven wealth building for every public school student, starting in kindergarten. To date, the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program, a public-private-community partnership launched with NYC…...
Build universal child care as Mamdani vowed to do
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (535+ words) This is what home-based child care looks like in New York City: intimate, personal, flexible, and absolutely essential. And yet, as the city prepares to build a universal child care system, it is the form of care most at risk…...
Passenger gives birth just before touching down at JFK airport
1+ week, 6+ day ago (299+ words) A passenger gave birth just before arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport over the weekend. The delivery happened Saturday night as Caribbean Airlines Flight BW005 from Kingston, Jamaica neared Jamaica, Queens. "We have a passenger, a pregnant passenger, who's going into…...
Nicotine pouches actually help people quit smoking
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (492+ words) That claim is not established anywhere in reputable science, medicine, or public health literature. Not by addiction specialists. Not by tobacco researchers. Not by federal regulators. And not by clinicians who work every day with people trying to quit smoking....
NYC homeless students not getting enough school aid, advocates say
2+ week, 22+ min ago (769+ words) An advocacy group that counts the growing number of homeless students in New York City every year released a new brief Monday underscoring a need for more support for these 154, 000 children in local schools. The findings, advocates say, demonstrate the…...
In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids
3+ week, 2+ day ago (449+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people. But the U. S. lacks federal regulation that meaningfully addresses these harms. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury…...
How Mamdani got the word out about child care
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (608+ words) If you're a New York City parent of a 2022 or 2023 baby, you probably can't look up (or down at your phone) without seeing Mayor Mamdani's face over the last six weeks. He was everywhere. Doing adorable press conferences with preschoolers,…...
EU accuses Tik Tok of "addictive design" that harms children, seeks changes to protect users
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (627+ words) By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer EU regulators said their two-year investigation found that Tik Tok hasn't done enough to assess how features such as autoplay and infinite scroll could harm the physical and mental health of users, including…...
Mamdani opens stalled Upper East Side preschool, stresses moving programs closer to home
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (663+ words) New York City Mayor Mamdani on Thursday announced the opening of an Upper East Side preschool that was completed last summer, but failed to open this school year " despite parents clamoring for free child care in the tony neighborhood. The…...
Smartphones & our lives today: The other side of the phone ban in schools
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (419+ words) I'm a youth development and education researcher at The Boys' Club of New York, working closely with boys and young men across the city, many of whom attend New York City public schools. I support them through anxiety, grief, academic…...