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Federal Policy Solutions to Prevent and End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness
The National Network for Youth outlines the severity of the youth homelessness epidemic across the country and shows how current federal policy...
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A Qualitative Study of Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: A 100 Percent Pittsburgh Pilot Project
This new report from the Pittsburgh Foundation uses data gathered from a comprehensive survey of youth in Allegheny County to paint a...
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at Research Universities: A Collection of Case Studies
The Association of American Universities and the Research Corporation for Science Advancement published this report bringing together several case studies documenting current...
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Scaling Up, Scaling Out: White Paper on Lessons from Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana and Nurse-Family Partnership
Ascend at the Aspen Institute and Nurse-Family Partnership collaborated to gather information and then write and publish this brief which outlines the...
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Expenditures on Children by Families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion uses a variety of official data sources to accurately estimate...
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Quality Counts 2017: Under Construction – Building on ESSA’s K-12 Foundation
The latest edition of Education Week's annual "Quality Counts" report focuses on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) across...
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Beyond Bars: Keeping Young People Safe At Home and Out of Youth Prisons
The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) makes the case for establishing a comprehensive community-based continuum of care for youth involved in the...
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“Like Walking Through a Hailstorm” – Discrimination against LGBT Youth in US Schools
This new report from Human Rights Watch uses data and information gained from interviews with over 500 students, teachers, administrators, parents, service...
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False Hope: How Parole Systems Fail Youth Serving Extreme Sentences
The American Civil Liberties Union crafted this report to highlight the ways in which our flawed parole system fails to grant parole...
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Defend Children: A Blueprint for Effective Juvenile Defender Services
This new report from the National Juvenile Defender Center provides a detailed look at the unfortunate reality of minors being arrested, prosecuted...
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Building a Data-Driven Education System in the United States
The Center for Data Innovation produced this report highlighting the ways in which the education system in the U.S. lacks the effective...
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Depression Is a Deadly Growing Threat to Our Youth: Time to Rally
This new report published in Pediatrics uses nationwide data to show a startling and disturbing rise in the percentage of adolescents experiencing...
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Trends in College Pricing
The College Board takes a comprehensive look at the current trends in the price of higher education across the country, showing wide...
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The Future of Youth Justice: A Community-Based Alternative to the Youth Prison Model
This new report from the National Institute of Justice and the Harvard Kennedy School summarizes the ways in which the nation's current...
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The New America Care Report
New America asseses the current state of the cost, quality, and access to quality child care available in all 50 states. This...
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Remedial Education – The Cost of Catching Up
This report from the Center for American Progress examines the current state of remedial education in universities around the country. Remedial education...
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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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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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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...
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth
This report from the International Labour Organization provides a comprehensive look at current employment statistics for youth worldwide and discusses the trends...
