In a letter sent to parents, school officials say the clothing is more "associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and healthy kids ready to learn."
People making the same income should be paying the same level of taxes no matter how they choose to live their lives.
It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.
The ruling means it's not child neglect for a pregnant woman prescribed medical marijuana to use it. But some judges say it should be.
Donald Trump's running mate has discovered the most politically toxic way to demand the status quo.
Only Sens. Paul and Wyden are expected to vote "no" on Tuesday. Power to stop KOSA now resides with the House.
The controversy over Vance's advocacy of higher tax rates for childless adults illustrates the power of framing.
The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.
The filmmakers who brought The Coddling of the American Mind to the big screen discuss the students whose stories inspired the film and the state of the media, Hollywood, and storytelling.
The Kids Online Safety Act would have cataclysmic effects on free speech and privacy online.
Online trolls weaponized child protective services against J.D. and Britney Lott and their eight children.
According to a new report, the average eighth-grader needs over nine months of extra school time to catch up with pre-COVID achievement levels.
The group reportedly faked rescue stories—including one involving a baby saved from traffickers—and lied about where funds were going.
In a "novel" order concerning the app NGL, the agency takes aim at online anonymity and at minors on social media.
The move "will significantly reduce the amount of time students can be on phones without parental supervision," according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
"Can a child not ride her bike on the street in this neighborhood anymore?"
Georgia parents were accused of child abuse after they took their daughter to the doctor. Does the state's story add up?
The original version was overly punitive.
Georgia parents were accused of child abuse after they took their daughter to the doctor. Does the state's story add up?
Ruth Whippman discusses her new book BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.
Of the 21 Texas House Republicans who joined Democrats to kill school choice during the special sessions, only seven survived their primaries.
In the sequel to 2015's Inside Out, letting kids grow up means relinquishing control.
A pilot study encouraged parents to let their kids go free-range.
X's child porn detection system doesn’t violate an Illinois biometric privacy law, the judge ruled.
The obstacles to having more babies can't be moved by tax incentives or subsidized child care.
We need parents with better phone habits, not more government regulation of social media.
The obstacles to having more babies can't be moved by tax incentives or subsidized child care.
An analysis by The Washington Post found that nearly 1,800 police officers were arrested for child sex abuse-related crimes between 2005 and 2022.
Why aren't politicians on both sides more worried than they seem to be?
"It really feels as though maybe we've lost touch with what's developmentally appropriate," says one Montgomery County mom.
About 20 years ago, many American bees did die. Then that steadily diminished—but hysteria in the press continued.
D.C.'s new degree requirements could lead to job losses, increased operating costs, and higher tuition.
Instead of lobbying for age verification and youth social media bans, parents can simply restrict their kids' smartphone use.
"We will continue to fight for the right to access the internet without intrusive government oversight," says the group challenging the law.
This new school-to-parent pipeline allows parents to micromanage yet another aspect of their kids' lives.
Young people need independent play in order to become capable adults.
Instead of trusting parents to manage their families, lawmakers from both parties prefer to empower the Nanny State.
In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism—because the rules denied them customers.
Despite their informal nature, those norms have historically constrained U.S. fiscal policy. But they're eroding.
The author of Bad Therapy argues that we have created a generation of "emotional hypochondriacs."
Teens who use social media heavily also spend the most in-person time with friends.
The local prosecuting attorney in Sunflower, Mississippi, is seeking to take away Nakala Murry's three children.
Free trade brings us more stuff at lower prices.
Since COVID-era school closures, chronic absenteeism has increased from 15 to 26 percent, with poor districts struggling the most.
Only 22 of the 476 studies in The Anxious Generation contain data on either heavy social media use or serious mental issues among adolescents, and none have data on both.
"You just can't raise kids like that anymore—it isn't safe," the cops told the Widner family.
Willis Gibson, 13, became the first Tetris player to trigger a "kill screen."
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