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Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Teaching Beyond the Test: Differentiated Project-Based Learning in a Standards-Based Age

Phil Schlemmer, Dori SchlemmerFree Spirit Publishing240 pages. $34.95. This classroom guide for grades six and up helps teachers balance “meaningful, student-centered education...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule Is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer Neighborhoods

Christopher Gabrieli, Warren GoldsteinJossey-Bass270 pages. $24.95. Are America’s public schools struggling in part because school days are too short? After developing after-school...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Handbook of Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity Treatment

Edited by William T. O’Donohue, Brie A. Moore, Barbara J. ScottRoutledge/Taylor & Francis Group340 pages. $112.50 hardcover; $62.96 paperback. In the United...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

The Real Deal! Anger Management for Adolescents: Cognitive-Behavioral-Relaxation Techniques with Small Groups

Arthur Lange, Vernessa GipsonBaxley Media Group/Research Press3 DVDs or Videos, 117 minutes total; audio CD; Leader’s Guide; 24 Skill Cards. $395. Professional...

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Violence Prevention for Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Program for Creating a Positive School Climate

Diane de AndaResearch PressLeader’s Manual: 106 pages. $34.95. Student Workbook: 44 pages. $39.95 (packet of 10). This curriculum for grades six and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

CWLA Radio

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CWLA-Radio The Child Welfare League of America recently began producing “On the Line,” a weekly Internet radio program targeting child welfare policymakers,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

StandUp

http://www.aclu.org/standup/index.html This site for the StandUp initiative of the American Civil Liberties Union features a comic strip on civil liberties issues, as...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Sports4Kids

http://www.sports4kids.org Sports4Kids aims to increase physical activity among youth by encouraging structured playground activities, such as Kick Ball and Four Square, and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Juvenile Justice Connection

http://community.nicic.org/blogs/juvenilejustice The U.S. Justice Department’s National Institute of Corrections recently launched this blog in an effort to connect juvenile justice professionals. The...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Idealist Career Guides

http://www.idealist.org/en/career/guide/index.html These two free e-books, “The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-Time Job Seekers” and “The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

MPower Open

http://www.mpoweropen.com Once available only for a hefty licensing fee, MPower’s software for nonprofit constituent relationship management and fundraising is now free as...

Grants

Grants Awarded for May 2008

The Atlantic PhilanthropiesNew York, N.Y.(212) 916-7300http://atlanticphilanthropies.org • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, $5 million for general operating support.• East Bay...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

More Money for Summer Food

Programs that will provide snacks or meals to youths this summer should consider two major funding sources. First, food reimbursement rates under...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

More Funds for Juvenile Justice Reform

Low-income juvenile offenders always need good legal representation but often have trouble getting it. That might soon change in at least four...

News

Washington Targets Behavior Modification Programs

Privately-run behavior modification programs would face tougher federal scrutiny if a bill proposed by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) becomes law. The Stop...

Research

Youth in Foster Care With Adult Mentors During Adolescence Have Improved Adult Outcomes

University of Washington, Seattle/University of Illinois, Chicago Available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/121/2/e246 Despite this study’s title, its researchers make a clear distinction between adult...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier