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The Online College Labor Market
A report from Georgetown University analyzing online demand for college talent.
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1.8KText, Talk, Act Draws Kids Into Mental Health Discussion
For the second time,Text, Talk, Act is engaging young people in a texting event to create conversations about mental health.
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1.5KPACE Embracing the Needs of Girls, Looks to Expand Beyond Florida
A Florida program created in 1985 for girls who had a brush with the law has now developed into a highly successful...
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Just Learning: The Imperative to Transform Juvenile Justice Systems into Effective Educational Systems
A Study of Juvenile Justice Schools in the South and the Nation by the Southern Education Foundation.
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Stakeholders’ Views on the Movement to Reduce Youth Incarceration
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1.3KStudy: OST Digital Technology Program has Impact on High Schoolers’ Grades
Can out-of-school programs help low-income high school students improve their grades and test scores? Little research has looked at programs at the...
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794OJJDP Grants Only Slightly More Transparent After 2008 Controversy
Six years after a grant-awarding controversy shook up the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention — resulting in a congressional...
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643Chess Becoming Common Core’s Game of Choice
Howard County Library System / Flickr Chess is starting to become a major player in schools across the country — pun...
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2014 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?
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1.2KFocus on Girl Justice Leads to Girlvolution
Kelsy, 14, will speak to a roomful of people Saturday morning at 10:30 in Seattle about deportation. She has personal knowledge of...
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1.3KWho’s Getting OJJDP Grants … And Why
Twice in the last four years, the Collaborative for Educational Services in western Massachusetts has sought federal funds from the Office of...
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858LGBTQ Youths Detained for Status Offenses Twice as Often as Others
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are twice as likely as other youngsters to be detained in a juvenile detention...
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Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children
“Report Highlights Stark Racial Disparities Among U.S. Children”
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1.2KBig Easy Stories of LGBT Youth Light the Apple’s Stage
Young LGBTQ residents tell stories of New Orleans' darker side that affects their lives.
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Top Headlines 04/03/2014
Juvenile Justice Kentucky juvenile justice commissioner resigns. Taking kids off of sex offender list. Child Welfare Florida mulls child welfare czar position. Education Alabama education proposal increases insurance but...
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Top Headlines 04/02/2014
Juvenile Justice Solitary confinement interferes with education, lawsuit alleges. Child incarceration down, but not for minority groups. Child Welfare Arizona state budget tied to child...
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Latino Program in Oakland Focuses on Cultural Activities
The two and a half-year-old Latino Men and Boys Program, run by the Oakland, Calif.-based Unity Council, expanded this past fall to...
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A New Trial
Program seeks higher-ed over incarceration, but hurdles remain difficult to clear When his fellow inmates in a juvenile lockup on Rikers Island...
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Why Numbers can’t Tell the Whole Story
While some young people, such as Antonio, and organizations such as NYEC sing the praises of CASES for its progress with Next...
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Where the Boys Are
New York club gears staff, programming, approach to needs of boys and young men “We’re very proud to have been part of...
