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2.3KHigh-Poverty School Districts Shortchanged by Title I
Amid complex funding formulas, billions of federal dollars go to middle-class or affluent school districts while students in some of the poorest...
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2.7KProposed Tax Credit Would Reward Employers Who Hire Former Foster Youth
A proposed federal tax credit aims to encourage employers to hire former foster youth as they transition out of the child welfare...
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2.1KKids in the Presidential Campaigns: How the Front-runners Stack Up on Children’s Issues
James Steyer, CEO and founder of Common Sense Media, sent a letter Wednesday to CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC News’ Martha Raddatz...
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1.5KState Mistake Cuts 21st Century Programs Off at the Knees in Mississippi
Across the nation, 21st Century after-school programs provide academic support and after-school enrichment to kids whose families are low income.
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2.3KFinancial Literacy: Helping Kids Know What to Do About Money
By his own description Ted Gonder drifted through life as a teenager, aimless and “mediocre.”
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1.4KCalifornia Legislature Orders Juvenile Justice Data Overhaul
Alex Sanchez knows the temptations of joining gangs for young Central American immigrants.
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Congress Leaves Without Final Action on Several Youth Services Priorities
Congress will not be back in session until after the election, leaving the fate of several proposals geared toward youth and families...
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Newsmakers | September-October 2016
Phillip H. Redmond Jr. - Shuaib Siddiqui - Terry Margaret Horton - Deborah Ratner Salzberg - Robert Cundall
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Kids’ Share 2016: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2015 and Future Projections
Commissioned by First Focus and authored by the Urban Institute, this new report details the recent changes in federal spending on children...
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3.7KIs U.S. Opioid Crisis Straining State Child Welfare Systems?
While a national opioid crisis rages, the number of child welfare cases surges natinoally. Is this more than a coincidence? “Both things...
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1.4KTeens Lead Way in Teaching About ACEs and Resilience
Two volunteers race against the clock to stack red Solo cups into the highest tower they can manage. Two volunteers race against...
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STEM 2026: A Vision for Innovation in STEM Education
Together, the U.S. Dept. of Education and the American Institutes of Research convened experts and leaders in STEM areas of focus to...
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6.0K#BlackLivesMatter: To Some Youth Organizations, Black Lives Matter Is A Natural Extension Of Their Work
It was as if an electric shock ripped through the city and the nation on the day Alton Sterling was shot by...
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2.1KEx-Inmates Helping to Transform Prison Into Building for Women and Girls
“They can walk through the building a thousand times, but when they walk through it with somebody that had to live here,...
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1.4KProposed Federal Bill Would Create New Job Programs for Opportunity Youth
Teenagers and young adults who are not in school or working could get a boost from proposed federal legislation that would create...
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2.5KPuberty Blockers May Improve The Mental Health Of Transgender Adolescents
Puberty is no picnic, even in the best of circumstances. Once the sex hormones estrogen or testosterone kick in, there’s no turning...
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National Campaign Calls for Schools to Remove All Law Enforcement Officers
A national coalition of groups dedicated to ending the school-to-prison pipeline wants all law enforcement officers out of schools for good.
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1.5KGreen Dot Moves Kids From Bystander to Preventing Sexual Assault, Bullying and Dating Violence
Most people don’t feel like they have the skills to effectively intervene,” says Kristen Parks, Green Dot’s senior trainer and curriculum specialist....
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1.6KKids and Drugs: A New Theory
Author and reporter Maia Szalavitz, who writes about substance use and related issues recently spoke with Youth Today and JJIE about her...
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Debtors’ Prison for Kids? The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Justice System
The Juvenile Law Center conducted research in all 50 states to analyze the financial burden imposed on youth and families involved in...
