Youth Today
Archives: 2014 & Earlier
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Top Headlines 8/15
Education The New York Times reports a New York agency feels police have been too aggressive in New York City schools. Child...
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Top Headlines 8/14
Child Welfare A new anonymous tipline has been introduced for people to report complaints at Georgia youth detention centers, Georgia Public Broadcasting...
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Top Headlines 8/14
Education The Justice Department has found student rights have been violated in an east Mississippi city, according to The Huffington Post. Child...
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Top Headlines 8/10
Child Welfare A Seattle Times reporter shares her opinion on the $210 million levy voted in to rebuild a Seattle youth services...
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Top Headlines 8/9
Education A Texas youth learning center will receive a $1.5 million federal grant to continue helping troubled teens, according to the Weatherford...
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Top Headlines 8/8
Education A new study of Department of Education data shows that disable students are suspended from twice as much as nondisabled students,...
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Top Headlines 8/7
Child Welfare Foster children are recognized for their accomplishments by an Indiana juvenile justice court and a local advocacy group, reports the...
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Top Headlines 8/6
Juvenile Justice The Boy Scouts’ confidential blacklist known as the “perversion files” and meant to protect chidlren from sexual predators often failed...
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Top Headlines 8/3
Education The District of Columbia falls short of meeting federal special education goals for the 6th consecutive year, reports Education Week. Chicago...
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Top Headlines 8/1
Education Oklahoma has seen a rise in foster children numbers, The Oklahoman reports. Parents need to know these technologies that are in...
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Top Headlines 7/31
Education New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has said he will veto a special-ed voucher system bill, reports The Wall Street Journal. NPR...
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Top Headlines 7/30
Education A Senate report finds for-profit colleges serve shareholders before students, The Washington Post reports. Most Mississippi school districts chose abstinence-only sex-ed,...
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Top Headlines 7/26
Education President Obama announced today that he is creating an education program that focuses on African Americans, NBC News reports. Pennsylvania released...
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Top Headlines 7/24
Education The Department of Education released a nationally standardized financial aid reward letter dubbed the “Shopping Sheet,” ABC News reports. The decline...
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UPDATED: Top Headlines 7/23
UPDATE: The contempt charge against the girl who tweeted the names of her sexual assaulters has been withdrawn, The Courier-Journal reports. Education...
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Top Headlines 7/19
Education With the addition of six more states, 33 waivers from No Child Left Behind have been approved, reports Education Week. A...
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Top Headlines 7/18
Education President Obama unveiled a $1 billion plan to create master teachers, Business Week reports. Child Welfare Oklahoma’s Department of Human Services...
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Top Headlines 7/17
Education Virginia is looking to join other states in earning a waiver from No Child Left Behind, The Washington Post reports. The...
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Top Headlines 7/13
Education The rate of college graduates has dropped in Washington and 14 other states, The Seattle Times reports. Child Welfare Louisiana praises...
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Top Headlines 7/12
Sandusky Trial Fall-out Paterno and others at Penn State found at fault in abuse inquiry, The New York Times reports. Nike is...
