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Tax Credit Makes College More Affordable

The American Opportunity Tax CreditU.S. Department of the Treasury A tax credit enacted as part of the federal economic recovery act in...

Why Parents Don’t Send Kids to After-School Programs

America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns Afterschool Alliance Cost and lack of transportation continue to be among the top...

Florida Will Not Appeal Ruling on Adoptions by Gays

The fight over gay adoptions in Florida is officially over. The state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) announced Tuesday that –...

Dream Act Still a Dream of Obama

Washington, D.C. – The Obama administration will keep immigration reform as a “top priority” and is looking for bipartisan support to re-introduce...

Supreme Court to Decide if Warrants Needed for Some Abuse Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear two Oregon cases on whether a warrant is needed for a social workers...

Study: CPS Investigations Didn’t Improve Risks for Children

Investigations by Child Protective Services in cases of suspected maltreatment did not result in any improvement in the at-risk factors for the...

Obama Sets Youth Town Hall for Oct. 14

President Barack Obama will hold a youth town hall meeting next week in Washington, D.C., as he continues his mid-term election cycle’s...

Obama Peace Prize Money Funds Scholars

Proceeds from President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize award are being used by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to further its goal of...

Children of Immigrants: 2008 State Trends Update

The number of children, ages 0 to 17, in the United States with immigrant parents increased to 16.5 million in 2008 from...

Vital Signs: Binge Drinking

This new publication portrays binge drinking as a growing public health problem that affects all ages – not just a high school...

Obama Sets Youth Town Hall for Oct. 14

President Barack Obama will hold a youth town hall meeting next week in Washington, D.C., as he continues his mid-term election cycle’s...

An Update to ‘Simulating the Effect of the ‘Great Recession’ on Poverty’

Brookings Institution Center on Children & Families A new study suggests that the economic recession will continue to affect national poverty levels...

Effects of a Citizens Review Panel in Preventing Child Maltreatment Fatalities

Michigan Public Health Institute The rate of child maltreatment fatalities – deaths resulting from parental abuse or neglect – has remained relatively...

White House Hosts Community College Summit

President Barack Obama on Tuesday ripped into what he said are Republican plans to trim funding for education by 20 percent to...

Newsmakers for October 2010

Nonprofits After six years, Mary Mentaberry resigned last month as executive director of the Reno, Nev.-based National Council of Juvenile and Family...

For-Profit Skepticism

For-profit career colleges have mushroomed into a multibillion-dollar industry by building their brand identity around customer service. Through expensive marketing campaigns, they...

U.S. Dropout Guru

Asked how he finds time to research poor-performing schools, advocate for policy reform, operate his own built-from-scratch high school and oversee the...

Psych Meds In Jails

A ground-breaking, year-long investigation by Youth Today has uncovered ample evidence that many youths incarcerated in American juvenile facilities are getting potent...