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Criminal-Justice and School Sanctions Against Nonheterosexual Youth: A National Longitudinal Study
Pediatrics A study based on The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health found that homosexual adolescents were at higher risk of getting...
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Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972-2008
A new federal report is the latest measurement of the American high dropout picture, this one quantifying not just rates of ninth...
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010
The Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Educational Statistics collaborated on this report, which breaks down crime in and...
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Do Institutions Respond Asymmetrically to Changes in State Need- and Merit-Based Aid?
Tuition at public and private universities tend to rise when states increase the amount of need-based financial aid that they will make...
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Adolescent Obesity in the United States
One out of every six adolescents (ages 12 to 19) is overweight, according to a November report of youth obesity statistics by...
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Subprime Opportunity: The Unfulfilled Promise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Only 22 percent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit schools received their degree within six years, compared to 55 percent of similar...
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Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice 2010 Annual Report
The Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice, which represents the interests of state advisory groups, issued its 2010 Annual Report this week....
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Profiles of Latino Health: A Closer Look at Latino Child Nutrition
The National Council of La Raza looks at 12 issues around childhood obesity and family nutrition in the Latino community. Among the...
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The Social and Educational Factors Contributing to the Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools
The Council of Great City Schools conducted an in-depth analysis of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and in this...
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Ending the Tobacco Epidemic
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued this strategic plan aimed to control tobacco use. The plan entails accelerating research...
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Office of Justice Programs 2009 Annual Report
The Justice Department’s main funder of domestic justice programs released 8,.200 grants totaling more than $5.6 billion in fiscal 2009, according to...
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Weed and Seed Final Evaluation Report
It is impossible to measure the effect of Weed and Seed initiatives, but areas targeted by the project have seen overall decreases...
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Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into Opportunity
Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into OpportunityPhilanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) The majority of children living in poverty are of...
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City Roles in Creating High School Alternatives for Struggling Students
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the National League of Cities to work with five cities (Corpus Christi, Texas; Hartford, Conn.;...
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Expanding Career Readiness Through Online Learning
A quick summary of how online learning, mostly in career and technical education, can be used to improve academic and employability skills....
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Common Ground: Education and the Military Meeting the Needs of Students
Educators can adapt many of the best practices the military applies to instruct secondary students enrolled in a cross-section of programs, including...
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Variations in Pregnancy Outcomes Following a Statewide Implementation of a Prenatal Home Visitation Program
As the federal government pours more money into nurse home visitation programs for new mothers, a study released this week indicates two...
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Designing and Conducting Impact Studies in Education: Lessons Learned From the What Works Clearinghouse
The U.S. Department of Education established the What Works Clearinghouse in 2002 to serve as a “central and trusted source of scientific...
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Minorities in Higher Education 2010
American Council on Education Higher education attainment rates for college-aged African-Americans and Hispanics have dropped across the board, according to this report...
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Pathways Out of Poverty for Vulnerable Californians: Policies that Prepare the Workforce for Middle-Skill Infrastructure Jobs
PolicyLink This report, by the Oakland, Calif.-based PolicyLink, finds that community colleges “are one of [California’s] key vehicles for economic mobility and...
