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School-leaver at 11, domestic slave at 12, gang member at 15: how a missing birth certificate derailed a life

Unable to access her documentation, Esther* found herself trapped in a spiral of abuse typical of Kenya’s child labour problem. As a preteen, Esther * , now 20, says she could not wait for the ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Homeless prison leavers twice as likely to reoffend

New data suggests prison leavers who are homeless are more likely to commit another offence.

Should smartphones be banned in schools?

Research has shown a link between social media apps and eating disorders, depression and anxiety among young people

World - Financial Times - November 12

Biden formally apologizes for Indian boarding school system

Watch live coverage as President Joe Biden formally apologizes for a U.S. government boarding school system that forcibly separated generations of Native American children from their families ...

Brianna killer's move to same school was handled properly, rules coroner

A coroner finds schools could not have foreseen that moving Scarlett Jenkinson would lead to murder.

Biden delivers apology for Indian boarding school atrocities

President Biden in Arizona issued a formal presidential apology for the atrocities committed during a 150-year era of forced federal Indian boarding schools.

Students in Helene-ravaged Buncombe County return to school

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One month after Hurricane Helene destroyed mountain towns, swept away homes and upended countless lives here, thousands of Buncombe County’s students returned to school Friday.

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