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Will ESSA Raise College Access, Track Graduation Rates for Foster Youth?

Before the Allegheny County Department of Human Services set up a data-sharing program back in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Public School District,...

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New York Tries New Ways to Increase Stability for Kids in Foster Care

NEW YORK — The cycle is often triggered by something simple: refusing to do homework, leaving clothes on the floor, typical kid...

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Deconstructing a Buzzword: A Look at ‘Collective Impact’

The term “collective impact” was coined five years by two authors writing in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Philanthropies and other nonprofits...

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An Old Message from the Drug War: Just Say No to Marijuana

Just like the abstinence-only approach to teen sex, the abstinence-only approach to marijuana sees itself as offering a realistic path to young...

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Obama Affirms at Drug Summit That Addiction Is Disease, Not Moral Failure

Justin Riley, president of Young People in Recovery, got to sit next to President Obama at the National Rx Drug Abuse and...

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Empowering Youth Workers to Tackle the Needs of Young People in America

Two national conferences highlight how youth workers and educators are uniquely positioned to spotlight the needs of children and demand action. The...

Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records

The Juvenile Law Center highlights the lifelong consequences of the existence of permanent and non-confidential, accessible arrest and sentencing records of juveniles....

Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card

This new report from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University in partnership with the Education Law Center evaluates and compares...

2016 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?

The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings' latest report examines the efficacy of reading and math in the Common Core, the...

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Nolan’s Story

"I just couldn't stop," said Nolan Eley, 25, who lived through a revolving door of getting help, relapsing and alienating loved ones...

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House Bills Seek to Improve Out-of-state Foster Placements, Infant Welfare

The House just passed legislation (which also has been introduced in the Senate) that aims to reduce the amount of time it...

Newsmakers | March-April 2016

Ira S. Hirschfield - Jennifer Killian - Phillip Li - Bess Rothenberg - Reed Hastings

Newsmakers | January-February 2016

David Barth - Rebecca C. Villareal - Steve Hollingworth - Stephanie Clusky - Chera D. Reid

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Newsmakers | March-April 2016

Ira S. Hirschfield, longtime president and trustee of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund in San Francisco, has announced his planned...

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Service Learning in the Summer: Youth Can Widen Knowledge, Develop New Skills

Last summer Nancy Meza, 21, began an internship with a Chicago advocacy group, the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO).

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Traumatized, Locked Up, LA Girls Starting to Get More Help

Moriah Barrett, then 14, woke up to burns on her body one night along with physical evidence that she had been raped....

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Federal Commission Releases Recommendations to End Child Abuse Fatalities

A report released Thursday calls for a national strategy to end child deaths from abuse and neglect. The report emphasizes improved leadership...

Communities Take Creative Approaches to Summer Learning

The students gathered at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodburn, Oregon, had a lot of questions for Sen. Ron Wyden when he...

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Advocates Cheer Probe of Racial Bias in Mississippi School Discipline

A federal investigation will examine whether discriminatory school disciplinary policies are disproportionately affecting black students in DeSoto County, Mississippi.