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In a unanimous vote, lawmakers passed a bill that takes on Big Tech, requiring companies to ensure minors' privacy rights and consider their "best interest" in online products. In another vote, the Senate shot down legislation that would have banned phones in schools.
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These Vermont orgs create safe spaces for Black & rural youth with substance misuse prevention fundsAccording to the Mayo Clinic, providing supervised activities and support for teens can reduce risk of drug use.
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Brave Little StateBrave Little State visits two of Vermont’s almost 200 independent and locally funded libraries to see how things are going.
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Vermont author Tamara Ellis Smith has penned a children's book that uses elephants and other animals to help kids face and understand the difficult emotions that come with grief.
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Mary Hogan Elementary School student Elias Urang joined Vermont Public's Jenn Jarecki to talk about the significance of the Black Lives Matter movement and what the flag means to him.
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Once a week, students at Chelsea Elementary School in central Maine are encouraged to get spiffed up. It's called Dapper Wednesday, and it all started after one boy started wearing a suit to school.
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Kristen Vincent's book "Hope Beneath the Tree" benefits a local nonprofit of the same name.
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Since 2019, the Lullaby Project has paired parents and caregivers in vulnerable situations with local musicians from Scrag Mountain Music and facilitators from Writers in Recovery, the Lund Center and KidSafe Collaborative, among other groups. Then, the personal lullabies are performed during a concert.
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Early childhood development expert and author Alyssa Blask Campbell and Keegan Albaugh, founder of Dad Guild, share insights into supporting tiny humans through their big emotions.
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Vermont Public's Jenn Jarecki sat down with Jane Lindholm, host of the Vermont Public podcast But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids, to talk about tips for students worried about going back to school.