Youth Today
Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
-
Weekly Notes: Funds for gang research from OJJDP; Butts on new substance abuse/mental health data; and more
***Two announcements of note from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: First, registration is open for the free national conference...
-
Waivers Help Reduce Foster Care Reliance, Finance Committee Hears
Four of the five states that have most reduced the number of children removed from their homes did so with waivers to...
-
A Layman’s Guide to California’s Juvenile Justice Saga
Newly elected Gov. Jerry Brown (D) will work with the California legislature this year to implement reforms of state operations aimed at...
-
Group Calls for Return of Social Security “Student Benefit”
Advocacy group Generations United last week released a report on the importance of Social Security for children, particularly those raised by grandparents,...
-
AED to Shut Down After Corruption Charges
The Washington-based Academy for Educational Development announced that it will sell off all of its programs and assets in the wake of...
-
Latest Skirmish over For-Profit Colleges Involves DOD
The battle over government money for for-profit colleges moved into the Defense Department today as a Senate subcommittee heard how little the...
-
Two National Groups Oppose Obama Juvenile Justice Plan
Two national juvenile justice organizations expressed strong opposition over the weekend to President Obama’s proposal to overhaul federal funding for juvenile justice....
-
Weekly Notes: White House reviewing finalists for OJJDP job; Training program on child welfare/juvenile justice integration; and more
Quick one today, since we have covered the big development on federal juvenile justice – Obama’s plan to overhaul funds connected to...
-
Obama Plan Makes Juvenile Justice Compliance the Basis, Not the Reason, for Federal Funding
The Justice Department’s first public statement on the juvenile justice plan proposed in President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget suggests that states with...
-
Including Juveniles Is a Barrier on Walsh Act Compliance
Nearly half of the states who have not met federal requirements for their sex offender registries have a problem with the mandate...
-
Final House Spending Bill Includes Even More Youth-Related Cuts
The 2011 Continuing Resolution is now in the U.S. Senate for consideration, facing a March 4 deadline. Most observers predict a showdown...
-
Justice Dept. Remains Silent on Obama’s 2012 Budget Plan
The Department of Justice continues to avoid publicly commenting on President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the manner in which federal funding...
-
Weekly Notes: Push-back on the Obama JJ plan; Major Luzerne update; Onion paying attention to juvenile justice issues; and more
***The President released his 2012 budget on Monday, and it included a proposal to drastically change the structure of federal juvenile justice...
-
In the Aftermath of the Recession: Supporting Youth who have Dropped Out
What has happened to youth who dropped out of school in the 90’s? Jonathan works in a community college as security, still...
-
Obama Budget Dramatically Alters Rewards for Juvenile Justice Compliance
It appears from details of the budget plan that President Barack Obama is proposing to revamp significantly a mainstay of the federal...
-
House Committee Proposes FY2011 Cuts
The House Appropriations Committee this week released a list of cuts it plans to propose as the House and Senate tackle new...
-
Weekly Notes: “Social Bonds” for juvenile justice, Luzerne update, and funding from Labor for juveniles
***President Barack Obama’s budget will be the major domestic headline early next week. The proposal will be released on Monday. In a...
-
Weekly Notes: Defending Childhood Projects Commence; Scared Straight Under Fire; Juvenile Justice Information Exchange; and more
***Meetings on the Defending Childhood initiative took place this week among senior Justice officials and the eight sites selected to conduct demonstration...
-
Four Fund Teach for America $100 Million Endowment
Teach for America (TFA), the national corps of recent college graduate K-12 teachers placed in needy areas, will set up a $100...
-
Piling It On
National Consumer Law Center Students planning to attend for-profit colleges are finding it easier to borrow money from the institution itself to...
