Juvenile Justice
Recognizing the power of peer pressure, Napa County’s juvenile justice system attempts to harness it for positive behavioral change through a peer court program where teens judge teens.
Jailing children for life in the USA.
Child migrants, alone in court.
Child Welfare
ALABAMA — An Opelika daycare facility is under investigation by police for harassment after multiple children were allegedly struck by daycare providers.
Tennessee legislation that would peg a family’s welfare benefits to children’s grades is part of the ongoing nationwide war on the poor.
An 8-year-old girl confronted state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, in the hallways of the state legislature this morning, telling him she’s worried about Tennessee children.
Education
Education finance bills offer highlights, lowlights – and ‘lower lights.’
A new education coalition wants changes in the next Philadelphia teachers contract to help make teachers more effective.
Chicagoans fight for education and against standardized testing.
