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Drug War Facts, 6th Edition

Edited by Douglas A. McVayCommon Sense for Drug Policy278 pages. $14.95. Since President Nixon declared a War on Drugs in 1971, opinions...

The Early Care and Education Teaching Workforce at the Fulcrum:An Agenda for Reform

Sharon Lynn Kagan, Kristie Kauerz, Kate TarrantTeachers College Press179 pages. $31.95. Who cares for and educates two thirds of American children from...

BAM! Boys Advocacy and Mentoring: A Leader’s Guide to Facilitating Strengths-Based Groups for Boys

Peter Mortola, Howard Hilton, Stephen GrantRoutledge142 pages. $34.95. These three professional counselors offer a valuable blueprint for weekly sessions of BAM! groups...

Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World

Ken Beller, Heather ChaseLTS Press195 pages. $21.95. This inspiring collection introduces 20 remarkable people from around the world “who have made peace...

Every Child Matters Education Fund

www.everychildmatters.org/2008/index.html Every Child Matters has assembled an overview of each presidential candidate’s stances on youth issues, based on his or her speeches,...

Resources on Afterschool

www.youthrights.org This free online database of resources on how to run high-quality, sustainable, after-school programs is in its fifth edition. The site’s...

Think MTV

www.thinkmtv.com In an effort to promote youth activism, MTV’s site offers a place for young people to learn about socio-political issues and...

National Youth Rights Association

www.youthrights.org The association has expanded its website to include tool kits and multimedia presentations aimed at repealing age restrictions on voting, drinking...

FAFSA4caster

www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov Created to help families better plan for college, the FAFSA4caster (Free Application for Federal Student Aid “Forecaster”) uses a form half...

Energize Inc.

www.energizeinc.com/volunteer-map.html This volunteer training, publishing and consulting firm’s website offers free and quick access to resource recommendations, journal articles and book excerpts...

Ranch Raises Hopes for Adoptees

The Chicago Tribune The number of “disrupted” international adoptions – in which adoptive parents seek to reverse adoptions and return the children...

Superman Finds New Fans among Reading Instructors

The New York Times Comics-based literacy programs have spread since their creation six years ago by graduate students at Columbia University. The...

Flipped Out: Even as Teens Shun Work Force, Job Opportunities Await

MarketWatch by Dow Jones Experts blame last year’s record low teen employment rate on the decreased benefits of having a job. The...

Immigrant Influx to Chicago Suburbs Spawns Foreign Language Schools for Kids

The Chicago Tribune A growing immigrant population has spurred an upswing in the number of weekend foreign language schools in the Chicago...

Federal Crackdown on Kiddie Porn and Predators

Detroit Free Press Over the past three years, more than 100 men have been prosecuted in U.S. District Court in Eastern Michigan...

Juvenile System Tries not to Lock ’Em Up, Toss Key

Dayton (Ohio) Daily News Two Montgomery County judges are changing the philosophy of their juvenile justice system from one focused on incarceration...

At-Risk Kids Find the Write Way

Young people in foster care, juvenile justice systems or low-income neighborhoods rarely have a public voice. That is why writing programs can...

Campaign for Youth Justice

Washington, D.C.www.campaignforyouthjustice.org Objective: To end the practice of trying youth as adults. In a Nutshell: The campaign teams with national, state and...

Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett Teen CoordinatorNew York State Museum Albany, N.Y. (518) 486-1420www.nysm.nysed.gov/education Age: 21Salary: $14 per hour. About the New York State Museum:...