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House Hearing Skates Around ‘Gainful Employment’
The Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rule got scant attention today at a full House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing called...
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House Hearing Skates Around ‘Gainful Employment’
The Education Department’s proposed “gainful employment” rule got scant attention today at a full House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing called...
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GED Exam Will Be Computerized before New Version is Unveiled in 2014
A computer-based version of the GED will be available at testing centers in four states by next year and likely will likely...
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White House Might Alter Juvenile Justice Spending Plan for 2012
The White House may consider modifying its controversial proposal to overhaul federal juvenile justice funding, a national advocate whose organization opposes the...
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National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges Hires New Leader
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, a national provider of training to and research on youth-related courts, has hired...
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‘Gainful Employment’ Contacts Prompt SEC, IG Probes
Charges of possible insider trading involving planned Department of Education rules on “gainful employment” standards for career colleges broke out into the...
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White House Anti-Bullying Tactics: School-wide measures, accessible adults
The Obama White House put its spotlight on bullying today, hosting a bullying prevention conference, as members of Congress introduced legislation aimed...
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Waivers Help Reduce Foster Care Reliance, Finance Committee Hears
Four of the five states that have most reduced the number of children removed from their homes did so with waivers to...
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Holder Discusses Juvenile Justice with County Officials
Attorney General Eric Holder discussed juvenile justice at a conference of the National Association of Counties yesterday, telling the audience that improving...
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Group Calls for Return of Social Security “Student Benefit”
Advocacy group Generations United last week released a report on the importance of Social Security for children, particularly those raised by grandparents,...
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AED to Shut Down After Corruption Charges
The Washington-based Academy for Educational Development announced that it will sell off all of its programs and assets in the wake of...
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Latest Skirmish over For-Profit Colleges Involves DOD
The battle over government money for for-profit colleges moved into the Defense Department today as a Senate subcommittee heard how little the...
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Scaling What Works
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations This study examines the term “scale” as it’s used in the field of philanthropy and social services, as...
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Supreme Court Mulls Rules for Child Abuse Interviews on School Grounds
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the first of two cases this month about how state officials can interact...
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Two National Groups Oppose Obama Juvenile Justice Plan
Two national juvenile justice organizations expressed strong opposition over the weekend to President Obama’s proposal to overhaul federal funding for juvenile justice....
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Youth Summit Set for Saturday in Washington
A National Youth Summit, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, will bring together hundreds of youths and representatives of youth-related organization...
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Obama Plan Makes Juvenile Justice Compliance the Basis, Not the Reason, for Federal Funding
The Justice Department’s first public statement on the juvenile justice plan proposed in President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget suggests that states with...
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What Works for Latino/Hispanic Children and Adolescents: Lessons Learned from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions
Child Trends Thirty-three social intervention programs were studied to conclude their effectiveness specifically on Latino/Hispanic children in a variety of categories. Overall,...
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What Works for African American Children and Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions
Child Trends This study examined findings from 53 random experimental evaluations of social intervention programs and their effects on African-American youth and...
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Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Math: Impact Studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges
National Center for Postsecondary Research More students enroll in community colleges as opposed to four-year institutions each year, mostly because of the...
