Youth

This Saturday marks the first-ever Annual Youth Chess Day in Vermont. Grade-school students from around the state will participate in learning sessions and – for the experienced – a recreational tournament.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with those in the Vermont juvenile justice system about a proposed temporary facility in St. Albans.

Researchers compiled data from previous studies and found that recreational listening, such as on devices and at entertainment venues, posed a threat for those aged 12 to 35.

Vermont is in line to receive about $8 million from the vaping company Juul Labs — that's after Vermont and 33 other states reached a settlement with Juul over its aggressive marketing toward young people.

Lawmakers are debating a bill that would establish a 28-member youth council to work with the Legislature and the governor.

The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction has been working on creating comics that present complicated information in clear and accessible...

In many Vermont schools, students of color have formed social justice groups to bring attention to the challenges of being a black or brown person in a…

Much has been written about what Vermont’s small rural towns need if they hope to survive.Officials talk about bringing in broadband internet and…

Nobody’s born a rock star.Making the big time takes practice, commitment and a lot of good luck.But in Brattleboro an annual youth rock festival is trying…

The agencies that serve homeless and runaway youth in Vermont have been noticing a trend recently: the youth they serve are getting older. That means the…