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Across the Nation, State Legislatures Focused on Children in 2012
State legislatures across the United States have been busy this year with youth and juvenile justice-related legislation. While there have been some...
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Sharp Decline in Child Deaths From Unintentional Injury, CDC Finds
Fewer children are dying from unintentional injuries, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A...
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Ohio Juvenile Sex Offender Ruling Spotlights National Policy
Juvenile sex offenders in Ohio will no longer be required to register as sex offenders for life, the state’s Supreme Court ruled...
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New Smartphone App Aims to Prevent Date Rape
A recently released iPhone app may help teenagers and college students take a stand against sexual violence, according to Nancy Schwatzman founder and...
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Nationwide Funding for State Pre-K Programs Lowest in a Decade, Report Finds
For decades, study after study have shown that children who attend pre-kindergarten programs are better prepared for the rest of their education,...
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Teenage Contraception Use on the Rise, Says CDC
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) unveiled new data suggesting more teen girls are using birth control. Part of...
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Justice Department Expands Youth Violence Prevention Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced this week that the Justice Department will expand to 10 – from six –...
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Young Inmates Doing Thyme in the Prison Garden
On a football-field-sized stretch of land beside the Walton County Jail in tiny Monroe, Ga., a tractor tiller turned weed-choked rows of...
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Student Advocates Raise Concerns over Pending Student Loan Interest Rate Increase
Student advocates worry that a pending interest rate increase on federally-administered student loans will further burden borrowers, potentially adding thousands of dollars...
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Getting Up: Improving Youth Outcomes with Graffiti in Denver
Graffiti is a common site in the neighborhood around the Access Art Gallery in Denver – not inside, hanging on the walls...
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Cheating Scandal Prompts New SAT and ACT Security Measures
In the wake of a cheating scandal involving more tha 20 Long Island, N.Y. high school students, makers of the SAT and ACT...
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Center for Sustainable Journalism now home to Youth Today
KENNESAW, Ga. — The Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University will begin publishing Youth Today immediately. “Having Youth Today housed...
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Book Review: ‘Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts’
In this engaging revelation of the organization behind the cookies, Girl Scouts’ national CEO Kathy Cloninger boldly envisions the future of women...
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National Assembly Launches Portal on Social Welfare History
The National Assembly has created a portal to historical websites on youth work and human services on its own web home. The...
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A Look at Youth-Related Spending in Obama’s 2013 Budget (Updated 2/14)
President Barack Obama unveiled his 2013 budget proposal today, which calls for $3.8 trillion in spending and projects a $901 billion deficit...
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Juvenile Judge Tries to Alter Failed Policy with ‘Rationality’
LOS ANGELES — Fifteen-year-old Juan Carlos Amezcua was just five minutes late for school, and already at the corner by Theodore Roosevelt High...
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Foundation Makes Noted Life Skills Training Curriculum Free for Schools, Youth Programs
With state budget cuts forcing many school districts to skimp on any type of education that won’t appear on a standardized test,...
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Ten States Get No Child Left Behind Act Waivers as Rewrite Proceeds in Congress
Ten states have received waivers from the 2014 targets set by the No Child Left Behind Act, in exchange for agreeing to...
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Virginia’s “Conscience Clause” Would Shield Child Welfare Providers from Sexuality Conflicts
Virginia’s General Assembly is close to passing a law that will shield its faith-based child welfare partners from having to work with...
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The View from the Cliff
Bridgespan Group For nonprofits that rely primarily on philanthropic support, membership or user fees, says the Bridgespan report, overall economic recovery is...
