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OBAMA JOB WATCH
Nobody in consideration wants to talk about it. Nobody who supports someone for one of the jobs wants to be quoted. Such...
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Basketball Redux
Binghamton, N.Y., which a couple of years ago cut a police-organized youth basketball program when a federal grant ran out, now...
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Even the Hedge Fund Group Is Hurting
In this failing economy, it isn’t surprising that many children’s charities are suffering from lower income. But even a group that...
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Health Care Bill Could Require States to Keep Juvies on Medicaid
An amendment added to the enormous health care reform bill passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would require states to...
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Reducing Obesity: Policy Strategies from the Tobacco Wars
Urban Institute The first challenge for the 100-plus people who flowed into Urban Institute’s Washington offices last week to talk about...
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The Cent of Tobacco
For more than 100 years, the emerald green 4-H clover has been a symbol of wholesome living. The National 4-H Council trumpets...
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National Service Agency Firing Draws Heat
While the White House orchestrated a flurry of events late last month to turn the national spotlight to public service – with...
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Basic Training
More than a year after a spate of deaths among children known to Colorado’s child welfare system, the state is creating a...
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Tell, Don’t Ask
After partying and slacking off caused her grades to slip at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Lauren Cocroft had a serious...
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Newsmakers for August 2009
Nonprofits The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) imposed its second round of layoffs in as many years last month. The cutback...
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Science in After-School Market Research Study
Coalition for Science After School (CSAS) More than 50 years after the launch of Sputnik initiated a broad campaign to increase...
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Connected by 25: Financing Housing SupportsConnected by 25: Financing Policies and Practices That Support Permanency
The Finance Project Initiatives designed to improve the lives of youths aging out of foster care could be funded by tapping...
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Diplomas and Dropouts: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don’t)
American Enterprise Institute Based on data from the U.S. Department of Education, this report examines the graduation rates of more than...
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Job Corps: Better Targeted Career Training and Improved Preenrollment Information Could Enhance Female Residential Student Recruitment and Retention
U.S. Government Accountability Office Job Corps should confront the under-enrollment among females in its residential programs by offering career training that...
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Building Blocks For Kids: Creating Intervention Systems That Support Young Children’s Healthy Development
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago This webcast, a one-hour recording of which is available online, focuses on how states...
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Research-Based Recommendations to Improve Child Nutrition in Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs
Child Trends Want children to eat a healthier diet? Make certain they know what a healthy diet is and expose them...
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Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage: How Can Policymakers Maximize Gains and Prevent Harm?
Urban Institute In examining how health care reform might affect the estimated 25 million children now covered under Medicaid or the...
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Major Depressive Episode and Treatment among Adolescents
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Less than half of the estimated 2 million American youths who experienced a...
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Youth Development Approach: Turning Crisis into Opportunity
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) HIV and STD health education programs that promote improved well-being are more...
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Making Every Day Count: Boys & Girls Clubs’ Role in Promoting Positive Outcomes for Teens
Public/Private Ventures This latest report on P/PV’s multi-year study of Boys & Girls Clubs finds that the more often youths participate...
