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Youth Today Guide to For-Profit Schools
For-profit colleges and universities aim their hard-sell marketing pitch at the kids who are least prepared to make informed choices and the...
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For-Profit Colleges
For-profit colleges and universities aim their hard-sell marketing pitch at the kids who are least prepared to make informed choices and the...
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Newsmakers April 2011
Nonprofit Public/Private Ventures – a national research organization that evaluates employment, justice and youth development programs for low-income communities and uses that...
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Most Youth Programs Survive Budget Battle Ax, with Trims
Federal funding for youth services weathered the fiscal 2011 budget standoff with what could best be described as limited but significant casualties....
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What Is “Custody” for Young Teens in Child Welfare, Criminal Cases?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases last month about interviews of children at school. One concerned allegations of sexual abuse –...
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Bill Would Remove Senate Confirmation for Top Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Jobs
Legislation introduced this month by a bipartisan group of Senators would eliminate Senate confirmation for about 200 executive nominations, including two of...
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Second Chance Homes: A Resource for Teen Mothers
Child Trends Studies of facilities such as Second Chance Homes – a new version of maternity group homes that provide a supportive...
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Delinquency: The Untold Story of Student Loan Borrowing
Institute for Higher Education Policy Forty-one percent of federal student loan borrowers who started repayment in 2005 have either defaulted on their...
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Another Round of Layoffs at Public/Private Ventures
Public/Private Ventures, a 33-year-old national research organization focused on evaluating programs for low-income communities and using that information to improve effectiveness, last...
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Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases
U.S. Department of Justice/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This report summarizes findings and evidence from federal reviews of research studies...
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Cities Discuss Plans to Curb Youth Violence at Justice Department Forum
Pastor Billy Kyles, asked to deliver the keynote address at this week’s National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, talked to the audience...
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New Analysis: 25 States Still Have Teen Unemployment Rates Above 25 Percent
Half of the U.S. states have teen unemployment rates above 25 percent, reports the Employment Policies Institute, and its experts say an...
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Texas Sued over Services for Long-Term Foster Youth
Nonprofit litigator Children’s Rights has sued the State of Texas, accusing its child welfare system of failing to transition foster children back...
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Vanishing Work Among U.S. Teens, 2000-10: What a Difference a Decade Makes!
Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University This study reveals that since 2000, the employment rate of teens (16 to 19)...
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Supreme Court Considers Rules for Police Questioning of Youths in Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether police officers should consider age as a factor in determining whether a person...
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Police, Juveniles and Schools: Three Key Questions on Today’s Supreme Court Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in J.D.B. v North Carolina this morning, a case in which a 13-year-old was...
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Education Department Sets Credit Hour Definition
The Education Department has issued its definition of what work must be accomplished to earn reimbursement from federal financial aid programs for...
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Schumer Bill Would Expand Affordable Background Checks for Youth Providers
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill on Friday to take to scale a long-running pilot project that provides youth-serving organizations with...
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Education Department Clarifies Some For-Profit Rules
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a letter that clarifies new rules covering activities of for-profit colleges that go into effect...
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The Fleecing of Foster Children: How We Confiscate Their Assets and Undermine Their Financial Security
The Children’s Advocacy Institute, First Star About 30,000 of the nation’s foster children age out of the system each year, most often...
