Youth Today
News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
-
Casey Foundation Begins Mission to Cut Juvenile Incarceration in Half
The Annie E. Casey Foundation is commencing a new juvenile justice initiative today aimed at reducing juvenile incarceration by 50 percent in...
-
Comcast Offers Low-Cost Internet Service to Low-Income Students
Low-income families are able to purchase broadband service for $9.95 a month from Comcast, under a new program that was launched in...
-
For Police, Demand and Supply of Training on Juveniles Going in Opposite Directions
The need for training on juvenile justice issues is great at a time when funding for such training is declining in many...
-
California Education Board Clarifies Regulations for State’s ‘Parent Trigger’ Law
The California State Board of Education has tentatively approved more specific regulations on how the state’s parent trigger law will work. The...
-
Campaign Afoot Against Textbook Prices
A rally in a Washington-area suburb last month officially launched the Textbook Rebellion, a campaign aimed at ensuring affordable textbooks for college...
-
National League of Cities Joins Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
The National League of Cities (NLC) is joining a national effort to increase the number of low-income children who read at grade...
-
Groups Lobby for New Background Checks
Alexandria, Va.-based MENTOR and its associated Mentoring Partnerships are leading the push to provide a new way for youth-serving volunteer groups to...
-
Public School Expenditures in 2009 Remain the Same as 2008
Expenditures for each elementary and secondary education pupil in fiscal year 2009 were essentially unchanged from the previous year, accounting for inflation. ...
-
Education Department to Study School Bullying Policies
The Department of Education’s Policy and Program Studies Service (PPSS) is conducting case studies in 24 school sites studying the effectiveness and...
-
Labor Dept. Elected to Strip $10 Million Grants from YouthBuild, Corps Network
The Department of Labor used its own discretion to vacate two $10 million grants to national youth organizations after a challenge to...
-
College Loan Default Rate Rose to 9.6 Percent in 2009
The overall federal student loan default rate rose 25 percent in 2009 – from 7.7 percent in 2008 to 9.6 percent –...
-
Bill Would Make AmeriCorps Education Award Tax-Free
A bipartisan bill introduced last week would mean AmeriCorps alumni would not have to pay taxes on the educational awards they earn...
-
Children’s Rights Sues Texas Over Foster Care
Nonprofit litigator Children’s Rights has sued the state of Texas, accusing its child welfare system of failing to transition foster children back...
-
Computer-Based GED Test Set to Debut
A computer-based version of the GED will be available at testing centers in four states by next year and is likely to...
-
Schumer Backs Bill to Expand Background Checks
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill to take to scale a long-running pilot project that provides youth-serving organizations with access...
-
AED to Sell Off Programs, Cease Operations after Charges
The Washington-based Academy for Educational Development has announced that it will sell off all of its programs and assets in the wake...
