Education Study shows that music education contributes to reading skills. Op ed: Common Core isn’t overreach Child Welfare Supporters celebrate second ceremonial...
Child Welfare States move to address discrimination against gay youth in foster care. Annie E. Casey releases the latest state by state...
“I’m The Girl Who Faked Her Own Pregnancy as a Senior Project,” declares Gaby Rodriguez on the opening page of this story...
Juvenile Justice California is a leader in reducing the number of kids in detention. Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency gives out...
Juvenile Justice Children of unmarried parents more likely to reoffend. Indiana’s dual sentencing plan may, or may not, work. Child Welfare New...
Juvenile Justice Indiana creates dual sentencing scheme after 12-year-old murder convicted as an adult. Reforms to juvenile code will cost some...
Child Welfare New Jersey court allows child services to seek custody even in cases of no abuse or neglect. New Texas law...
Education Educational and tech leaders discuss the need for more STEM training in schools. Selling the President’s plans for preschool education. Senators propose expanding DOE’s...
Education Partisans take up positions as Senate explores what will replace No Child Left Behind. Education Opportunity Network releases “An Educational Declaration...
Job Training U.S. senators propose $3 billion in job training and grants to provide work for low income youth and young adults. Child Welfare...
Juvenile Justice Restorative Justice options need to be paid for. Reviews called for in Georgia and Illinois youth justice systems after both...
Education Washington is turning its focus to education at all levels. Michael Brenner on “What Numbers Count” in education. Job Training...
Youth Opinion Debate continues on Boy Scouts and homosexuality. Juvenile Justice District Attorney praises Georgia’s overhaul of juvenile justice code. Yakima youth’s...
Child Welfare Beating death of 8-yr-old boy leads to a review of California’s child welfare agency. Editorial on the death of Gabriel...
Child Welfare Oregon county adds citizen oversight panels to the welfare process, hoping to fill gaps in service. Education Texas legislators introduced...
Juvenile Justice The Center for Court Innovation on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Missouri law that creates new sentencing guidelines named for teen who...
Juvenile Justice Yesterday the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) released a new report, Family Comes First: A Workbook to Transform the Justice System...
JUVENILE JUSTICE Florida lawmakers discarded proposed legislation to limit the use of solitary confinement in juvenile detention. Restorative Justice is becoming ever...
JUVENILE JUSTICE The threat to send wayward kids to a county detention home is no longer accurate, perhaps because it is no...
Juvenile Justice “This is a very crucial day in the state of Georgia,” said Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday at the Elbert Shaw...