Youth Today
Posts By John Kelly
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: JJDPA reauthorization; Florida’s new detention law; and more
*** Day 974 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Foster Care Waiver Bill Passes House and Senate
A bill that would permit states to spend federal child welfare funds to experiment with new strategies, passed the House earlier this...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Study Says U.S. Lags Behind Developed Countries on Youth Investments
The United States should establish a cabinet-level youth department to why the country is falling behind most other developed countries on youth...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Senate Approps Approves Health, Labor and Education Spending Bill
Note: This story was updated on Sept. 29 The Senate Appropriation Committee approved a spending bill for the Departments of Education, Labor,...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Juvenile Justice Appropriations set up potential battle of youth advocates; North Carolina partners invest in juvenile drug treatment; and more
***As reported yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill for the Department of Justice, which includes $251 million for the...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Senate Approps Cuts Federal Juvenile Programs Deeply, But Funds All of Them
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill this afternoon that would fund the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Day 960; attempts to expand on Graham v Florida; and more
***Day 960 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Obama Plan Includes Summer Jobs for Youth, Unemployment Protection for Families
Note: This article was updated and corrected Sept. 9. President Barack Obama laid out a job creation plan tonight that includes funding...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Report Pushes Advocates to Seek Structural, Not Just Financial, Changes to Juvenile Justice Systems
The time is ripe for some states to reduce their reliance on youth incarceration, according to a report issued today by a...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers September 2011
Nonprofits The Girl Scouts of the USA selected one of its own to succeed Kathy Cloninger as its chief executive officer. Anna...
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News
Who Can Protect Youth Spending This Year?
As Congress prepares this month to take on a full slate of federal spending bills, research on federal expenditures from the Urban...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Dwindling federal funds impact on compliance; teen and youth court training in Vegas; and more
***Day 953 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
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Education Dept. Official Joins “Textbook Rebellion” Rally
A rally in a Washington-area suburb today officially launched the Textbook Rebellion, a campaign aimed at ensuring affordable textbooks for college students,...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Day 946; facility closures, for better or worse; and more
***Day 946 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
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► Reports
One in Five Teens Report Being Bullied Online
Nearly one of every five kids between age 12 and 17 report being “cyber bullied,” according to a recent survey that examined...
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News
Girls Scouts Names Anna Maria Chávez New CEO
The Girl Scouts of the USA selected one of its own to succeed Kathy Cloninger as its chief executive officer. Anna Maria...
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Weekly Notes: Mari Kay Bickett on the future of the Judges’ Council; Justice nixes two juvenile grants; Beyond Scared Straight 2.0; and more
***Day 939 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
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Jobs a Major Challenge for Low-Income Families, Report Finds
The number of American children living with job-seeking, unemployed adults has doubled since 2007 and nearly a third of children live in...
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News
Peter Goldberg, Leader of Major Child Welfare Group, Dies Unexpectedly
Peter Goldberg, CEO of Milwaukee-based Families International for the past 17 years, died on August 12 after suffering a heart attack while...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Weekly Notes: Agenda for Juvenile Woodstock; NYC’s plan for young minority men; Walsh Act update; and more
***Day 925 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
