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Transforming Education Across the Pre-K to Grade Three Years
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) In the fall of 2010, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) convened a...
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How Young Americans Who Don’t Finish College See Their Chances for Success
Public Agenda Report for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Although when in high school the vast majority of young Americans say...
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Senate Passes Bill That Strips Confirmation Requirement for Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Jobs
The Senate passed by a 79-20 margin today the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, which would remove the Senate...
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The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete Community College in D.C.
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) Although the number of high school...
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Leader of Child Welfare Website Wins Online Journalist of the Year
The leader of an advocacy media organization dedicated to coverage of child welfare is the Los Angeles Press Club’s Online Journalist of...
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An Evaluation of the After School Matters Program
Northwestern University Although many policy makers and those in academia concur that after-school programs are important for students, participation in these programs...
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Youth Cybercrime Influenced by Peers
Having friends who engage in cybercrimes is one of the greatest determinants in whether juveniles commit cybercrimes, according to a new study...
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Rising Enrollments of Students with Disabilities at Higher Education Institutions
Institute of Education Sciences College and other post-secondary enrollments of students with disabilities continue to rise in the United States – with...
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Achievement Gap Between Caucasians and Hispanic Students in Grades Four and Eight
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) There were no significant changes in the differences in math and reading for white and Hispanic...
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House Subcommittee Questions CNCS Head about Work with Planned Parenthood
The acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) was called before a House subcommittee today to explain why...
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Three-Year Results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Evaluation
MDRC This report analyzes the results of the National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe program, which targets high school dropouts between ages 16 and...
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Spillett to Retire as BGCA President, Clark Named Successor
Roxanne Spillett, whose nearly $1 million salary as head of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America sparked a congressional investigation of...
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Supreme Court Gives Juveniles Protection in Police Interrogations
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a 5-4 decision that said a police officer must take a child’s age into consideration...
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Details of 2009 Child Maltreatment Data Released
New information released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides more details about the number of allegations of maltreatment...
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Developing a Tool for Assessing Risk of Inpatients’ Aggressive Behavior
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law This study assessed the Brief Rating of Aggression by Children and Adolescents...
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House Committee Votes to Block Department of Education Regulations
The House committee that oversees higher education voted today to block two of the Department of Education’s new regulations. The move is...
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The Influence of Race, Income, and Risk on the Substantiation Decision in Child Welfare
Children and Youth Services Review This study uses data from the Texas child welfare system to identify the factors that contribute to...
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The Economic Value of College Majors
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce The report released by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, not...
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Non-income Effects of Welfare Receipt on Early Childhood Cognitive Scores
Children and Youth Services Review New research conducted at the University of Missouri and Central Michigan University looks at the effect that...
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Civic Engagement and Community Information
Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L.Knight Foundation The paper by Peter Levine of Tufts University,...
