at risk youth

The bill would require school districts to verify the income of students who qualify for free school lunches. That number determines how much more funding Kansas school districts can receive to serve academically at-risk students.

Youth violence has fallen in Wyandotte County, in part due to the ThrYve program. Barry Anderson took part when he was a student at Wyandotte High School, and credits the program with teaching him basic life skills necessary to attend the University of Kansas.

The "Second Look Act" in the 2024 Kansas legislative session would resentence eligible inmates after a certain amount of time in prison. It doesn’t guarantee their release, just another look at the length of their sentence.

At least 800 youth this year have spent at least one night in a hotel room, classified as a child without placement. The state now says it will investigate allegations that staff were reaping rewards from the hotels those youth were staying in.

Lawmakers want to pass legislation that simplifies the process of getting state money to spur investment in these facilities.

The personal finance website Wallethub has compiled a list of the states with the highest and lowest percentages of at-risk youth.Among states in HPPR's…

An explosive new report in the British newspaper The Guardian details a culture of physical and sexual abuse that lasted for decades at Boys Ranch, the…