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Goldsmith Becomes Interim Chairman of CNCS

Stephen Goldsmith, former board chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, has assumed the position of interim board chairman with...

Study Finds Dropouts More Likely to be Incarcerated or Unemployed

A new report chronicling the whereabouts of past high school dropouts shows that all dropouts, and particularly African-Americans, are far more likely...

Education’s New $650 Million Plan

For enterprising youth-serving agencies with a track record of partnering with schools to improve student achievement in a measurable way, now is...

Laurie Robinson Confirmation Hearing

The confirmation hearing for Laurie Robinson, Obama’s nominee to serve as the assistant attorney general for justice programs, was short and sweet....

After-school Leaders Say Demand For Programming Has Grown

The Truth About American Legacy

The American Legacy Foundation is a rare example of a public charity being born with a silver spoon. Even before it began...

Healton: An Ex-Smoker Sees Hope

  Healton: “Going against the tobacco industry is a marathon.” By Michael Anft  At her offices along Massachusetts Avenue, in the heart of...

Who Gets Legacy’s Grants

Youths at a music festival co-sponsored by Reality Check vie to answer a question about smoking as part of a contest. The...

Healton’s Home Loan from Legacy

Household Help: Legacy lent Healton money to buy this house, which extends far into the back. Photo: John Kelly In 2002, the...

Recovery Act Funds Pay for 280,000 Youth Jobs over Summer

  About 280,000 youths were employed over the summer in programs paid for by $1.2 billion in the  Recovery Act (stimulus act),...

The Truth About American Legacy

The American Legacy Foundation is a rare example of a public charity being born with a silver spoon. Even before it began...

The Truth About American Legacy

The American Legacy Foundation is a rare example of a public charity being born with a silver spoon. Even before it began...

Recovery Act News

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) has released a new chart tracking Recovery Act spending under the Child Care and...

Weekly Notes: Robinson Confirmation Hearing Next Week; Good Reads; Veteran to Lead Vegas JJ; and more

***The void of permanent leadership for federal juvenile justice may soon be filled. Laurie Robinson, Obama’s nominee to head up the Office...

How Not to Handle Sex, Drugs and Violence at Job Corps

An operator of Job Corps centers failed to properly discipline problem students at three of its sites for incidents that included drug...

Federal Bullying/Drug Program Chief Draws Fire

Obama Names Casey Official to Head CNCS

Patrick Corvington, a mid-level manager with Baltimore’s Annie E. Casey Foundation was named yesterday by President Barack Obama to be the new...

OJJDP ’09 Grants: The Cliffs Notes Version

The Office of Juvenile has announced all of its fiscal 2009 grants, all of which are available by connecting to this pdf...

Who Has Oversight of Legacy?

The American Legacy Foundation’s spending receives little outside scrutiny. No outside oversight of the foundation is prescribed, even though the foundation’s money...

Biggest AmeriCorps Program Gets Slashed

  The Corporation for National and Community Service has penalized the largest AmeriCorps program in the nation, but not nearly to the...