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Youth Today Breakdown of State Spending on Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Youth
Last Updated: August 15 Since the U.S. economy went into a tailspin in 2008, states have faced tough choices on spending. Significant...
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Education Dept. Official Joins “Textbook Rebellion” Rally
A rally in a Washington-area suburb today officially launched the Textbook Rebellion, a campaign aimed at ensuring affordable textbooks for college students,...
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One in Five Teens Report Being Bullied Online
Nearly one of every five kids between age 12 and 17 report being “cyber bullied,” according to a recent survey that examined...
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Girls Scouts Names Anna Maria Chávez New CEO
The Girl Scouts of the USA selected one of its own to succeed Kathy Cloninger as its chief executive officer. Anna Maria...
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Staying on Track: Early Findings from a Performance-Based Scholarship Program at the University of New Mexico
MDRC An experimental scholarship program at the University of New Mexico that provides extra income for low-income students who keep up their...
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Making Every Diploma Count: Using Extended-Year Graduation Rates to Measure Student Success
American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), Gateway to College National Network and the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) This issue brief argues that...
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Obama Halts DREAM Act Deportations
It won’t give any illegal immigrants a new passage to U.S. citizenship, but the Obama administration announced today that it will stop...
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Jobs a Major Challenge for Low-Income Families, Report Finds
The number of American children living with job-seeking, unemployed adults has doubled since 2007 and nearly a third of children live in...
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An Examination of Sex Differences in Relation to the Eating Habits and Nutrient Intakes of University Students
National Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior College students aren’t eating even as much as a serving a day of fruits and...
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Peter Goldberg, Leader of Major Child Welfare Group, Dies Unexpectedly
Peter Goldberg, CEO of Milwaukee-based Families International for the past 17 years, died on August 12 after suffering a heart attack while...
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Social Media Use Can Lead to Mental Health Problems
Social media present risks and benefits to children who use them, but parents who secretly monitor their children’s activity on networking sites...
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Volunteering Drops Slightly in 2010
The latest annual edition of Volunteering in America, released today, shows a slight decrease in the number of people volunteering and the...
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How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation
How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Participation National Center for Postsecondary Research This report...
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Volunteering Dropped Slightly in 2010
The latest annual edition of Volunteering in America, released today, shows a slight decrease in the number of people volunteering and the...
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A New Way of Measuring College Success
Update: Education Sector has just added all of the data used to determine the debt-to-degree ratio for almost 5,000 schools and programs....
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The College Payoff: Education, Occupation, Lifetime Earnings
The steady rise of college costs and the mounds of debt students are shouldering to pay those costs has given rise to...
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Youth Villages to Expand Transitional Living Program with $42 million grant
A major multi-state provider of child welfare services will receive perhaps one of the largest grants ever made to a social service...
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Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning
Nellie Mae Education Foundation Student-centered learning focuses on educational principles and practices that include providing all students with equal access to the...
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After Interning on Capitol Hill, Former Foster Youth Challenge Child Welfare’s Accountablity
States should not receive federal funding for foster care if they are not providing high-quality services, caseworkers should not be allowed to...
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Debt Ceiling Agreement Preserves Pell Grants — For Now
The agreement reached Sunday night among Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate provides specific funding for Pell Grants, but...
