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Civic Engagement and Community Information
Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L.Knight Foundation The paper by Peter Levine of Tufts University,...
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Running Away from Foster Care: Youths’ Knowledge and Access of Services
The Urban Institute, Chapin Hall (University of Chicago) A new study from the University of Chicago showed that high percentages of young...
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Student Health Essential to Increase Academic Performance
California Healthy Students Research Project The California Healthy Students Research Project is aimed at finding a link between student performance and physical...
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The Bottom Line
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance It seems like such a simple concept: a calculator on a school’s website that enables prospective...
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Promoting Full-Time Attendance among Adults in Community College
MDRC This report by MDRC evaluates a New York City program that is targeted at low-income adults ages 22 to 35 who...
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Priced Out: How the Wrong Financial-Aid Policies Hurt Low-Income Students
The Education Trust Students from middle-income families often benefit more from higher education scholarship and grant programs than do the lower income...
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Six of 10 Texas High School Seniors Have Been Suspended, Expelled or Arrested
More Texas students have been suspended or expelled than have not, according to a forthcoming study of state trends on school discipline....
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Report: In D.C., Summer is Never the Peak of Juvenile Arrests
A report released today by the group D.C. Lawyers for Youth challenges the widely held belief that notable spikes in juvenile offenses...
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The Effects of In-State Tuition for Non-Citizens: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University Creating national legislation to implement in-state tuition for non-citizens can have a positive effect on...
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Telomere length and early severe social deprivation: linking early adversity and cellular aging
Tulane University, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, University of Maryland Young children who spend more time in institutional care at...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Aged 12 to 14
The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration This report recommends more study of prevention and...
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Reading Levels of Rural and Urban Third Graders Lag Behind Their Suburban Peers
Carsey Institute On average, the reading levels of third grade students in rural and urban schools are lower than those of suburban...
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Disappearing Parents: A Report on Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System
University of Arizona When a parent is arrested or detained by immigration enforcement, the chances that they will ever regain custody of...
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Still Denied: How Community Colleges Shortchange Students by Not Offering Federal Loans
The Project on Student Debt Federal student loans provide the most affordable and safest option for students, however, many community colleges to...
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Stress May Intensify Depression in Abused Children
Maltreatment or abuse may cause stress-triggered reactions in children that can push them into worsening levels of depression, according to a study...
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Second Chance Homes: A Resource for Teen Mothers
Child Trends Studies of facilities such as Second Chance Homes – a new version of maternity group homes that provide a supportive...
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Delinquency: The Untold Story of Student Loan Borrowing
Institute for Higher Education Policy Forty-one percent of federal student loan borrowers who started repayment in 2005 have either defaulted on their...
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Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases
U.S. Department of Justice/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This report summarizes findings and evidence from federal reviews of research studies...
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New Analysis: 25 States Still Have Teen Unemployment Rates Above 25 Percent
Half of the U.S. states have teen unemployment rates above 25 percent, reports the Employment Policies Institute, and its experts say an...
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Vanishing Work Among U.S. Teens, 2000-10: What a Difference a Decade Makes!
Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University This study reveals that since 2000, the employment rate of teens (16 to 19)...
