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Pitching New HOPE for Dropouts
Washington—The effort to focus more attention on the national high school dropout problem came to the National Press Club this week, where...
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Sánchez Leads Push for Anti-Bullying Policies
Calif. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D) Anti-bullying policies would be required of schools receiving Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Community Act funding under...
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Supreme Court to Hear Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Cases
The Supreme Court agreed today to hear two Florida cases that challenge the legality of sentencing minors to life in prison without...
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The Case for School-Based Integration of Services: Changing the Ways Students, Families and Communities Engage with Their Schools
Public Private Ventures Schools should be used for so much more than school. That’s the message of this report outlining the benefits...
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Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences and Policy Options
Child Trends Nearly 20 percent of American children and youth are living in poverty - a percentage that has been steadily increasing...
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Preparing Effective Contracts in Privatized Child Welfare Systems
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This new guide underscores the reliance...
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‘To Hell and Back’
The Famous Farm: The serene flagship campus of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth. Photo: John Krahm/Berkshire Farm Center Canaan, N.Y.—Jim Gaudette...
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Spreading Goodwill for Youth
Building youth work: The Goodwill agency in Tacoma, Wash., started a YouthBuild program, showing how Goodwill can partner with other groups....
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Camp Cope
New York YMCA camps pledge to raise more money for camper scholarships, and lower fees for low-income parents. The New York YMCA...
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Newsmakers for May 2009
Pamela Wilcox NONPROFITS Camp Fire USA has a temporary new leader in Pamela Wilcox, who was appointed interim CEO to fill...
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From Defendant to Defender
Bernardine Dohrn Before the MacArthur Foundation sent her around the country to find the best juvenile courts, before she represented abused children...
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Personal Touch Guides Youths Toward Graduation
Capping it off: A photographer adjusts the tassel on the graduation cap of Jonathan Wade, 19, on senior picture day at Fuller...
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The Need for Expanded and Enhanced Summer Learning Opportunities in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network The New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN) stresses the importance of summer learning programs through this list...
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The Role of Afterschool Programs in Increasing High School Graduation Rates in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network This policy brief aims to promote after-school programs as a way to prevent high school dropouts. The...
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Hard Choices: Caring for the Children of Mentally Ill Parents
Center for New York City Affairs and the Center for an Urban Future This edition of Child Welfare Watch, a joint publication...
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Community Colleges: A Route of Upward Economic Mobility
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Four-year colleges and universities tend to dominate the discourse on American higher education, but this report...
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Long-Run Economic Effects of Early Childhood Programs on Adult Earnings
Partnership for America’s Economic Success A group of researchers has set out to quantify in dollars and cents the impacts in later...
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Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises
School Nutrition Association Increased participation in the national school lunch and breakfast programs can be added to the mounting evidence of how...
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Community-Based Programs for Foster Care
Youth Development Institute This white paper explores policy issues associated with two New York-based foster care programs-- Good Shepherd Services Prevention Services...
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Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships Between Adolescent Girls and Adult Women
Journal of Primary Prevention This study found that successful female mentors can have a strong positive influence by providing emotional support, confidence...
