Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University

Via Youth Today: President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers, the White House said Tuesday. http://ow.ly/tMCB50NLZ7h

Via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: A pediatric surgeon who left The Covenant School in Nashville moments before a shooter opened fire, killing six people, says she is horrified by the gun violence that has plagued the U.S.

Doctor decries gun violence after school shooting near miss A pediatric surgeon who left The Covenant School in Nashville moments before a shooter opened fire, killing six people, says she is horrified by the gun violence that has plagued the U.S. After she received a text alerting her to the attack, Grayson took to Facebook to post about what she experience...

Via Youth Today: Stranded at home amid pandemic lockdowns in spring 2020, Emma Warford stumbled down a social media rabbit hole in her quest to get in shape. Viral 28-day fitness challenges promising “hourglass abs” and diet videos for calorie-tracking apps. http://ow.ly/oB3h50NtWnR

Via Youth Today: When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He wanted to be an actor, or maybe a teacher. Growing up, he believed college was the only route to a good job, stability and a happy life. The pandemic changed his mind. http://ow.ly/FbOx50Ni0R3

Via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: The New Mexico Corrections Department has lost track of nearly two dozen prisoners in its custody who are serving life sentences, an error that could keep these “juvenile lifers” from getting a chance at freedom. http://ow.ly/8OUx50Ni2j6

Via Youth Today: TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. http://ow.ly/TG5G50N7ruB

Via Youth Today: A school tucked into the sandstone cliffs and juniper-dotted mesas of central New Mexico is fortified on one side by a wall of sandbags and an earthen berm. On the other side, melting snow puddles along the edges of classrooms. http://ow.ly/mhSs50N5bxL

Via Youth Today: The day Deidre Silas was murdered, the social worker went alone on a house call after receiving a report that kids might be living in unsanitary conditions. Silas’ death set off a wave of calls for safety reforms from the union of Illinois public employees as well as lawmakers and child welfare organizations. http://ow.ly/RGGl50N15Ht

Via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: A bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring fi****ms on West Virginia public college and university campuses is heading to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice after passing the final hurdle in the GOP-dominated Legislature. http://ow.ly/cJCV50N13Xk

Via Youth Today: Kailani Taylor-Cribb walks through her neighborhood in Asheville, N.C. and hasn’t taken a single class in her high school since the height of the coronavirus pandemic. She vanished from the public school roll in 2021 and has not been unaccounted for since then. http://ow.ly/HeJ950MSkFi

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Via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: I met two classmates in the criminal justice certificate program run by a top research university in the Northeast. What I didn’t mention to them is that not only do I work in prison, but I also reside there. And I’m taking the class on a contraband cell phone. Originally written by The Marshall Project and Open Campus http://ow.ly/iSop50MSiXB