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Diplomas and Dropouts: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don’t)
By 2015, less than one in four college students who start their higher education studies this fall will have earned a degree....
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Cycle of Failure, Tapeworm in the System
These are the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform’s first two pieces on the state of Michigan’s child welfare system as the...
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Turning It Around
The alliance report heralds the progress made on the front of the system. Referrals to juvenile court are down 30 percent over...
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Making Every Day Count: Boys & Girls Clubs’ Role in Promoting Positive Outcomes for Teens
Public/Private Ventures This latest report on P/PV's multi-year study of Boys & Girls Clubs finds that the more frequently youths participate in...
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Evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender Grants
The main findings on outcomes showed that a third of active participants at the 34 grantees got a GED while enrolled in...
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Child Protection and Adult Crime: Using Investigator Assignment to Estimate Causal Effects of Foster Care
Doyle compared the criminal outcomes of youth in foster care to those who were kept with their families, excluding from his sample...
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Connected by 25 Reports
Both reports cover youth aging out of the foster care system. Financing Housing Supports for Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care outlines...
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Making Critical Decisions: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations
Roberta M. Snow, Paul H. PhillipsJossey-Bass/Wiley237 pages. $40 hardcover or e-book. For nonprofits facing “novel and critical situations,” two consultants borrow...
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Learning Around the Clock: Benefits of Expanded Learning Opportunities for Older Youth
American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) Programs that offer youth expanded learning opportunities are placed under a microscope in this report, which...
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How Federal Legislation Impacts Child Welfare Service Delivery
Child Welfare Information Gateway In an attempt at government transparency, this branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
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Child Maltreatment 2007
U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families This analysis of approximately 3.2 million referrals made to the nation’s state child protective services...
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Disconnected Youth: A Look at 16- to 24-Year-Olds Who Are Not Working or In School
Congressional Research Service This report seeks to create a specific characterization of disconnected youth for Congress to use in shaping policies...
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New Children’s Health Law Reduces the Harmful Impact of Documentation Requirements
Center of Budget and Policy Priorities A federal law enacted in February will reduce the number of U.S. children who are...
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The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense
Justice Policy Institute (JPI) States facing budget shortfalls could save millions of dollars while improving public safety by investing in community-based...
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008
National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics Designed to inform policymakers about school safety, this annual report...
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Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SAMHSA’s annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report shows slight...
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Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to 2007
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Five years of face-to-face interviews with thousands of parents led the federal...
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The Impact of Laws Requiring Parental Involvement for Abortion: A Literature Review
Guttmacher Institute State laws that require minors to notify their parents before they receive an abortion do not significantly reduce abortion...
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How Do You Measure Bad News?
Child Well-Being Index scores of family economic well-being project a decline through 2010. The scores are based on several federal economic data...
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Juvenile Arrests 2007
There were not a whole lot of surprises or noteworthy changes in this report. Homicide/manslaughter arrests ticked up 3 percent, and robbery...
