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Staying True to Myself

Vox, Atlanta “Look at what’s she’s wearing. … Is that even a real brand name? Oh yeah, I remember her. That’s the...

When the Violence Hits Home

Vox, Atlanta “Hey, did you hear there’s going to be a shooting outside after school?” my friend Cindy asked me as we...

The Secret Ingredient: Youth Workers

Granger: “Front-line workers want to do the right thing . . . They need some help and support to do that.” In...

School Choice: The Findings

Herbert J. WalbergCato Institute133 pages. $9.95. Inspired by his work at the National Center on School Choice at Vanderbilt University, Walberg cites...

Teaching Beyond the Test: Differentiated Project-Based Learning in a Standards-Based Age

Phil Schlemmer, Dori SchlemmerFree Spirit Publishing240 pages. $34.95. This classroom guide for grades six and up helps teachers balance “meaningful, student-centered education...

Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule Is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer Neighborhoods

Christopher Gabrieli, Warren GoldsteinJossey-Bass270 pages. $24.95. Are America’s public schools struggling in part because school days are too short? After developing after-school...

Handbook of Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity Treatment

Edited by William T. O’Donohue, Brie A. Moore, Barbara J. ScottRoutledge/Taylor & Francis Group340 pages. $112.50 hardcover; $62.96 paperback. In the United...

The Real Deal! Anger Management for Adolescents: Cognitive-Behavioral-Relaxation Techniques with Small Groups

Arthur Lange, Vernessa GipsonBaxley Media Group/Research Press3 DVDs or Videos, 117 minutes total; audio CD; Leader’s Guide; 24 Skill Cards. $395. Professional...

Violence Prevention for Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Program for Creating a Positive School Climate

Diane de AndaResearch PressLeader’s Manual: 106 pages. $34.95. Student Workbook: 44 pages. $39.95 (packet of 10). This curriculum for grades six and...

CWLA Radio

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CWLA-Radio The Child Welfare League of America recently began producing “On the Line,” a weekly Internet radio program targeting child welfare policymakers,...

StandUp

http://www.aclu.org/standup/index.html This site for the StandUp initiative of the American Civil Liberties Union features a comic strip on civil liberties issues, as...

Sports4Kids

http://www.sports4kids.org Sports4Kids aims to increase physical activity among youth by encouraging structured playground activities, such as Kick Ball and Four Square, and...

Juvenile Justice Connection

http://community.nicic.org/blogs/juvenilejustice The U.S. Justice Department’s National Institute of Corrections recently launched this blog in an effort to connect juvenile justice professionals. The...

Idealist Career Guides

http://www.idealist.org/en/career/guide/index.html These two free e-books, “The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-Time Job Seekers” and “The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers...

MPower Open

http://www.mpoweropen.com Once available only for a hefty licensing fee, MPower’s software for nonprofit constituent relationship management and fundraising is now free as...

More Funds for Juvenile Justice Reform

Low-income juvenile offenders always need good legal representation but often have trouble getting it. That might soon change in at least four...

A Burdened System

Denver Post Do two five-year-olds kissing on a playground, or a boy hitting a female classmate on the behind during a game...

A Troubled Life

Baltimore Sun When 15-year-old Farron Tates was convicted of selling drugs after his fifth arrest in January, he was released into the...

Technology Helps Gangs Go Hi-Tech

Dayton Daily News Gangs were early adopters in incorporating technology into their recruitment and communication tactics, according to the Daily News. They...