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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...
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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...
