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Brooklyn Youth Justice in the Hands of Teens

The Red Hook Youth Court trains teens to serve as jurors and judges to handle real-life low-level misdemeanors committed by their peers....

Every Kid Needs a Family – Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success

The Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzes the latest national data on children in the child welfare/foster system and makes recommendations on how...

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Too Many Abused, Neglected Children in Group Homes Too Long, Report Says

More than 20,000 American children were placed in group homes unnecessarily and for longer periods than they should, at higher cost to...

2015 Building a Grad Nation Report – Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic

This sixth edition of the annual report on high school graduation rates highlights considerable progress in raising graduation rates across the country,...

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Newark Program Prepares Low-Income Teens for College, Workforce

A leading college access expert says the RU Ready for Work model holds great promise for increasing the number of young people...

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Campus Jobs Make College Familiar for High Schoolers in Program

RU Ready for Work program administrators didn’t have to go far to create summer jobs for students. Having program participants work on...

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Study: Intensive, Individualized Help Can Aid Foster Youth Move Into Adulthood

At long last, there is good news about ways to help youth in foster care and those who have been in custody...

The Economic Value of College Majors

This comprehensive report by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce details the economic value of 137 different college majors.

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CSJ Wins $250,000 Grant

The Center for Sustainable Journalism (CSJ) has been awarded $250,000 by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support building awareness of foster...

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Obama-launched Group Seeks to Make Economic Case for Its Existence

“Over the next three years, the organization aims to improve the lives of more than 275,000 boys and young men of color,”...

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‘Our Kids’ Need Attention, ‘Bowling Alone’ Author Says

ATLANTA — “Our Kids” is not just the name of Robert Putnam’s latest book. The author of “Bowling Alone” has issued a...

Status Offenses: A National Survey

The Coalition for Juvenile Justice examines the laws concerning status offenses state-by-state and finds a wide variation in the laws and how...

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Reporter’s Notebook: In Baltimore, Desperate Pleas and Prayer for City

On Monday night, Ralph Moore Jr. said a prayer for his beloved Baltimore amid the blazes and looting and youths hurling rocks...

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Baltimore Adults Seek ‘Teachable Moments’ for Youths After Riots

Even before riots broke out this week in the Sandtown-Winchester section of Baltimore over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police...

The Distinguished Gentlemen of Spoken Word

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Distinguished Gentlemen Present Their Truths Through Spoken Word

Founded by Honey Bell-Bey — known to the group as Ms. Honey — the Distinguished Gentlemen meets two afternoons a week and...

State Higher Education Finance FY 2014

This report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) association utilizes the latest possible data to present an overview of the...

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The Credible Messengers: Youth Organize to Save Our Streets

Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets trains teens to be leaders and organizers in their neighborhood and mentors them on how to...

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Haitian Teen Falls Into Trap of Dysfunctional Justice System

When 13-year-old Camesuze Jean Pierre entered the iron gates of the Petionville women’s prison, she feared she would never get out.

National Autism Indicators Report: Transition Into Young Adulthood

The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute provides a comprehensive look at the rarely-researched outcomes of autistic youth during and after the transition into...