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Childhood Trauma Threatens National Well-Being: DOJ Task Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two out of three children in the United States experience or witness violence, crime or abuse while growing up,...
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UPDATE: More than Two Dozen Killed, Among Them 20 Children, in One of Nation’s Worst School Shooting Massacres
In one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history, 27 people – among them, 20 children – are reported dead...
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Students in Coaching-Centered Writing Program Post Statistically Significant Gains
Wednesday, New York-based nonprofit Teaching Matters released a new report detailing pilot study results from its Writing Matters curriculum. In a two-year...
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U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hears Testimony on School-to-Prison Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty-year-old Edward Ward (pictured left), a sophomore on the honor roll at DePaul University, tried to describe to U.S. Sens....
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‘Home’ is with My Family
Story from The Chicago Bureau. CHICAGO — Less than a month after Barack Obama was reelected by an increasingly diverse America, immigrants...
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Subcommittee Schedules Hearing on Prevention of Child Maltreatment Deaths
Wednesday, the House Committee on Ways and Means’ Subcommittee on Human Resources will hold a hearing in Washington, D.C. regarding plans to...
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Exposure to Violence Impacts Mother and Child in Complex Ways
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The well-being of children is intricately connected to the well-being of their mothers, starting from the multiplying cells of...
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Exploring the Use of Pell Grants To Go From Prison to College
NEWARK, N.J. – Recidivism could be cut and public dollars could be saved if lawmakers lifted a longstanding federal ban on Pell...
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Teens in Abusive Relationships Likelier to Engage in “Anti-Social” Behaviors as Adults, Says New Report
A new study published in Pediatrics indicates that approximately 30 percent of the nation’s teens have been involved in an aggressive relationship,...
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CDC Says Young People Accounted for One-in-Four New HIV Infections in 2010
New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data indicates that an estimated 12,000 young people became infected with HIV in 2010, with young...
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Foundation Strives to Create Legacy for Juvenile Justice Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nonprofit MacArthur Foundation has spent more than $100 million since 2004 on developing blueprints for reform within the juvenile justice...
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New Study Examines Public Perceptions, Student Needs Regarding Higher Education in America
Last week, the Brookings Institution held an event titled “Innovation Imperative: The Future of Higher Education,” and centered around a new study...
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Large Grant Brings Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs to Boston-area Schools
In November, two Boston-area hospitals announced plans to commit $1 million to the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) in order to implement...
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Excerpt: Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Excerpted from FAR FROM THE TREE: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. Copyright © 2012 by Andrew Solomon. Excerpted with permission...
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Fate of Low-Income Children Teeters on ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Advocates Warn
Already reeling from budget cuts over the last 10 years, federal programs affecting children are bracing for another $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending...
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Healing Words: Creative Writing Programs as Therapy for Kids in Detention
ANNISTON, Ala. — Mercy Pilkington’s classroom (pictured left), at first glance, seems like any other in the nation’s public school system. Novels...
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Promotion of Cultural Identity Key in Servicing Hispanic Young People, Report Says
In a recent report, The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute (NLFFI) announced that it will be expanding its La Cultura Cura...
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Autism Subcommittee Making Final Edits for Strategic Plan
Tuesday, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s (IACC) Subcommittee for Services Research and Policy held a teleconference to address several alterations to the...
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Rock Legend Speaks Out for Teens With Cancer
Sarah Sterner did not want clowns with ukuleles in her hospital room. Sterner, a high-school sophomore at the time, was diagnosed with...
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Pew Survey Finds Most Parents Have Fears About Teen Internet Use, But Few Are Taking Steps To Insure Children’s Online Privacy
A new survey released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that a majority of parents have concerns...
