All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Top Headlines 03/03/2014

Juvenile Justice Improving the system in Kentucky. National effort to raise age of juvenile jurisdiction gathers steam. Don’t seal juvenile records in...

Getting to the Heart of Education: Listening to the Whole At-Risk Student

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” —Aristotle Many at-risk students in schools are crying out for help...

Taking a Deeper Dive into Afterschool: Postive Outcomes and Promising Practices

Top Headlines 02/27/2014

Juvenile Justice Decline in juvenile arrests. Education Washington state senators urge closing of tax loopholes to fund education reform. Child Welfare Including...

Top Headlines 02/25/2014

Juvenile Justice Addressing the school to prison pipeline. Education Indiana education efforts in legislature running out of time. Child Welfare Massachusetts governor...

Top Headlines 02/24/2014

Juvenile Justice Learning skills while making amends. Marijuana a civil for juveniles? Sending more kids directly to juvenile court in Nebraska. Maryland...

Top Headlines 02/21/2014

Juvenile Justice Louisiana juvenile chief apologizes for impact of closed youth prison on community. Education Less than ten percent of Arizona minority...

Top Stories 02/20/2014

Juvenile Justice Kentucky DJJ saddled with pension obligations. Education Early childhood education a partisan issue in Vermont. Expanding pre-school in the U.S....

Supporting and Caring for Our Gender-Expansive Youth

Top Headlines 02/19/2014

Juvenile Justice Minnesota advocates appeal to court to block access to juvenile records. Stopping rape in juvenile detention. Education Music education is...

The Special Challenges of LGBTQ Youth in Rural America

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Being in the minority is tough in any locale, but LGBTQ youth in rural America face challenges their...

Top Headlines 02/18/2014

Juvenile Justice Georgia lawmakers seek more discretion in prosecuting teens. Education Montana early childhood education bill dies in legislature. Illinois needs a...

Top Headlines 02/17/2014

Juvenile Justice Florida county seeks $13.5 million reimbursement from DJJ citing overcharges for service. Convicted juvenile murderer and rapist potentially up for...

Legal Scholars Speak at THRIVE Gathering

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — According to Washington, D.C. lawyer Garry Bevel, LGBTQ rights are not newly devised rights, but a matter of...

Conference Aims For Full LGBTQ Inclusion In Society

Clinical social worker Caitlin Ryan, second from left, stands with LGBT youth and team members outside the office of the Family Acceptance...

Keeping an Eye on the Digital Playground: A Task for Youth Leaders

Adults who lead activities for young people may easily observe them during program hours but may not be as aware of their...

Top Headlines 02/13/2014

Juvenile Justice Reconsidering juvenile defense in Los Angeles County. Education Wisconsin education group asks schools to drop Native American mascots. Child Welfare...

Top Headlines 02/12/2014

Juvenile Justice Committee examines Native American juvenile justice system. Chicago high schoolers create app to help expunge juvenile records. Education Louisiana education...

Madigan to Congress: More Oversight Needed to Stop Identity Theft, Including of Children

  Washington needs to take more steps to help states to uncover and fight identity theft, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, pictured...

Top Headlines 02/11/2014

Juvenile Justice Louisiana not monitoring services aimed at reducing recidivism. Reform springs up in wake of Kids for Cash scandal. Education New...