All posts tagged "Congress/Federal Policy"

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Lots at Stake as House Approps Marks Up 2012 Juvenile Justice Spending Tomorrowas

  The committee that holds the purse strings for federal juvenile justice programs is set to mark up the juvenile justice budget, which...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  House Approps May Gut Spending on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

  The House subcommittee that oversees Justice Department funding produced an appropriations bill this week that would slash activities authorized by the Juvenile...

• Weekly Notes: National conference in October looms large; L.A. Times rips Obama for lack of juvenile leadership; documentary on juveniles in sex trade; and more

  ***Day 893 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Unconfirmed OJJDP administrators; compliance-less states; new resource on effective programs

  Happy Independence Day. Be safe on the roads and around the grill! ***Day 886 of the President Barack Obama administration and still...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  YouthBuild Again Wins Funds to Work with Dropout Juvenile Offenders

  Eight months after being stripped of a $10 million Department of Labor (DOL) grant it  received to help dropouts and juvenile offenders...

• Less Than Citizens

  In a move contrary to the most cherished of American values, a band of ultraconservative activists is targeting the U.S.-born children of...

• ► Reports

  Transforming Education Across the Pre-K to Grade Three Years

  National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) In the fall of 2010, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) convened a...

• News

  Senate Passes Bill That Strips Confirmation Requirement for Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Jobs

  The Senate passed by a 79-20 margin today the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, which would remove the Senate...

• News

  Leader of Child Welfare Website Wins Online Journalist of the Year

  The leader of an advocacy media organization dedicated to coverage of child welfare is the Los Angeles Press Club’s Online Journalist of...

• News

  House Subcommittee Questions CNCS Head about Work with Planned Parenthood

  The acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) was called before a House subcommittee today to explain why...

• Weekly Notes: Reentry funding available; additional thoughts on Supreme Court Case; and more

  ***Day number 872 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Wait continues for OJJDP nominee; new venture to help states assess programs; and more

  ***Day number 865 of the Obama administration with no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: Walsh Act update, new funds from OJJDP, and more

  ***Well, National Hamburger Day (May 28) came and went with no announcement on who might lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Labor Dept. Elected to Strip $10 Million Grants from YouthBuild, Corps Network

  The Department of Labor used its own discretion to vacate two $10 million grants to national youth organizations after a challenge to...

• Weekly Notes: New structure for OJJDP advisory committee; a dark juvenile justice chapter ends in Florida; and more

  Hope everyone has a lovely Memorial Day weekend. JJ Today got a press release yesterday informing us that Saturday is also National...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Anti-Bullying Programs Pushed Aside by Federal Budget Woes

  Note: This story originally appeared on the website of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange On March 10, President Obama turned up the...

• Research

  A Little Knowledge Can Be a Dangerous Thing for Children

  Every year or so, the child welfare community finds a new way to prove the adage “a little knowledge is a dangerous...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Labor Department Stripped $10 Million from YouthBuild USA, Corps Network

  A pair of $10 million grants to two national youth-serving organizations designed to help dropouts and young adult offenders gain marketable skills...

• Weekly Notes: David Richart remembered, State Advisory Groups head to D.C., new juvenile justice fellowships, and more

  ***Yesterday, YouthToday.org published a piece from Spalding University (Ky.) social work professor Helen Deines about the life and career of her friend,...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Bill Introduced to Offer New Child Welfare Waivers

  A bill introduced this week would allow the Department of Health and Human Services to issue more waivers to allow state child...