Another life-after-death tale is taking wing among the former affiliates of Children’s Express (CE). The 26-year-old youth journalism enterprise’s D.C. headquarters crashed...
Hometown-girl-made-good Marian Wright Edelman, 62, is far from dead. But that hasn’t deterred Congress from approving two earmarks for the planned Marian...
Early investments have big payoffs. We know this from the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project in Michigan that is often credited for the...
Child welfare nonprofit says give it timeTampa Tribune An experiment to privatize child welfare in two Florida counties isn’t going so well,...
Advocacy Children’s Rights: Policy and Practice, by John Pardeck, is a valuable tool for those who work in social services as well...
Now that the ink is dry on the recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), it’s time to examine the implications...
A youth's role model often shares his or her gender and/or race, according to this survey conducted in Los Angeles.
At a time when students are increasingly disengaged from academics, they are becoming more involved in volunteer and community service activities, according...
A valuable and convenient reference for anyone involved in drug policy, the data reveal a significant variance of drug abuse policy from...
This report is based on a poll of 5,000 behavioral health and social service industry employees to assess the level of information...
While foundation grant-making for information technology (IT) continues to grow, strategies for improving the distribution and effectiveness of that money need to...
In the campaign’s annual report card on laws to protect children from gun violence, 28 states earned grades of “D” or “F.”...
News coverage of children is dominated by quick crime and violence stories with little context, according to the study by the center,...
A focus on studies that help youth workers identify the strengths in even the most at-risk youth, but also remind staff to be...
Alton, Ill.(618) 463-1906nayturMS@aol.com Objective: Promoting AIDS Awareness in the St. Louis area through hip-hop culture and youth-run media campaigns. In a...
High staff turnover and yawning job vacancy rates may have contributed to the vicious attack on a New York youth worker Feb....
Proponents of the Younger Americans Act are learning that even a popular bill with the right sponsors can remain inert in Congress,...
President George Bush’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2003 would gouge some youth programs to the point of extinction while boosting others...
By Linda Lutton Ames, Iowa—When George Belitsos first rolled into town in his Volkswagen in 1971, this college town had a growing...
By Natalie Gardner Lake Village, Ark.—Federal dollars for a limousine ride and a manicure? Toyce Newton knows that what she did here...