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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...
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Including Juveniles Is a Barrier on Walsh Act Compliance
Nearly half of the states who have not met federal requirements for their sex offender registries have a problem with the mandate...
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Grass-Roots ‘Save Service’ Campaign Targets Every Member of Congress
Alumni and groups that support the programs of the Corporation for National and Community Service – AmeriCorps, Learn and Service and the...
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Final House Spending Bill Includes Even More Youth-Related Cuts
The 2011 Continuing Resolution is now in the U.S. Senate for consideration, facing a March 4 deadline. Most observers predict a showdown...
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Justice Dept. Remains Silent on Obama’s 2012 Budget Plan
The Department of Justice continues to avoid publicly commenting on President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the manner in which federal funding...
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At Dallas Super Bowl, High Attention and Low Arrest Totals on Human Trafficking
Before the Super Bowl in Dallas, Harriet Boorhem, president of Promise House children’s shelter was contacted by the Dallas Police Department. Boorhem...
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Civil, Human Rights Groups Oppose Limits on ‘Gainful Employment’ Regulations
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 organizations, called on Congress today to defeat an...
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Amendment to CR Aims to Block Gainful Employment Rule
Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Republican’s Continuing Resolution...
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Obama’s 2012 Budget and Youth: A Breakdown
President Barack Obama released his 2012 budget today, which would fund most youth-focused programs and agencies at equal or greater levels to...
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Obama Budget Dramatically Alters Rewards for Juvenile Justice Compliance
It appears from details of the budget plan that President Barack Obama is proposing to revamp significantly a mainstay of the federal...
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Cut-Heavy House Spending Would Eliminate AmeriCorps and YouthBuild, Among Others
Late Friday, the House Appropriations Committee released its proposed continuing resolution bill for fiscal 2011 spending, which includes plans to eliminate completely...
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House Committee Proposes FY2011 Cuts
The House Appropriations Committee this week released a list of cuts it plans to propose as the House and Senate tackle new...
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Rationale for Regular Reporting on Health Disparities and Inequalities — United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social attributes such as differences in income and race/ethnicity make a difference in how likely Americans...
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Community College Enrollment Growth Slows
Enrollment growth at community colleges slowed this fall, rising just 3.2 percent, dramatically less than the 11 percent and 17 percent increases...
