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Will Ruling Save All Lifers?
Joe Sullivan: Among the inmates who must be given a “meaningful opportunity” for release after the Supreme Court ruling in Graham...
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Linked Learning Spreads in California
Academics and stagecraft: Students carry a full academic load and concentrate in their field of interest: music, visual arts, film, dance,...
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Summer Jobs Wilt
Youth summer jobs programs are preparing for a rough season. Congressional delays last month left providers uncertain about how they’ll manage...
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Job Training’s Value in Tough Times
When youths contact Workforce Development, Inc., in Rochester, Minn., to ask about their chances of landing a summer job, youth workers...
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Newsmakers for June 2010
Nonprofits Alex Busansky started this month as president of the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). When the...
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Florida Delves into Predictive Analytics
Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice is diving into the field of predictive analytics – a tool that big business has come...
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First Lady’s Fitness Plan Takes Shape
Let’s Move: First lady Michelle Obama unveils the findings of a childhood obesity report at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in...
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Out-of-School-Time: Leveraging Higher Education for Quality
Foundations and The After-School Corporation Youth need high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programs with staffs that are well-trained and better educated staff...
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A 5-Year Projection of the Number of Children Reaching Age 18 while in Foster Care
Chapin Hall The number of children who will age out of foster care will begin to decline and eventually level off...
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Child Maltreatment 2008
U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families This latest annual government report documenting child maltreatment figures shows a continued decline in...
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Towards a New Model of Success for Disconnected Youth
Youth Development Institute (YDI) This report serves as a guide for forming partnerships between community-based organizations and colleges that want to...
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How Colleges and Universities Are Improving Degree Completion
Southern Regional Education Board Amid growing concern over lackluster college completion rates in the United States, this report takes a look...
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Programs and Policies to Assist High School Dropouts in the Transition to Adulthood
Princeton University and the Brookings Institution This selection among nine articles in this latest publication of The Future of Children...
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Children’s Receipt of Health Care Services and Family Health Insurance Patterns
Annals of Family Medicine This report examines the relationship between parents’ health care coverage and the coverage, or lack thereof, of...
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The Multi-site Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
Urban Institute This is an evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI), which since 2003 has funded 69...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Young Adults
Child Trends This report categorizes the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among 18- to 26-year-olds and also provides insight into...
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Adolescent Smoking and Maternal Risk Factors
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Mothers who smoke cigarettes and/or have had a major depressive episode (MDE) in...
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Early Course of Nicotine Dependence in Adolescent Smokers
American Academy of Pediatrics While there was already evidence of a correlation between the onset of nicotine dependence symptoms and long-term...
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Parental R-Rated Movie Restriction and Early-Onset Alcohol Use
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Parents who allow their children to view R-rated movies are increasing the likelihood that...
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What’s Going on with Young People Today? The Long and Twisting Path to Adulthood
Richard A. Settersten Jr. and Barbara Ray; The Future of Children This report takes a look at what its researchers call...
