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City-wide Coordination of After-School Programs Helps Kids
Hours of OpportunityThe RAND Corporation Coordination among institutions that provide after-school activities to youths might be the key to better and more...
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Blacks, Hispanics Trail in Higher Ed; Women Lead
Minorities in Higher Education 2010American Council on Education Higher education attainment rates for college-aged African-Americans and Hispanics have dropped across the board,...
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Help Minorities Succeed in STEM Education
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads National Academies Although minorities are the fastest-growing subset of the...
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Obama Expands Effort to Boost Hispanic Higher Ed
President Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order focused on boosting college success among Hispanics. The order renewed the White House Initiative...
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Georgia Bans Illegal Immigrants at Top State Universities
The governing body for Georgia’s state colleges and universities banned illegal immigrants from attending the most selective state schools, as several other...
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Education Reform Idea: Move Poor Kids to Better Neighborhoods
With the federal and state governments spending billions of dollars to improve schools and teachers, a group of thinkers from the education...
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Obama Fields Questions in Youth Town Hall
Fielding a wide range of questions in a youth town hall meeting on Thursday, President Barack Obama best summed up the day’s...
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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...
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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...
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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 –...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
