All posts tagged "Congress/Federal Policy"

• Weekly Notes: Walsh Act, NYC sues NY, and finally a nominee for…Bureau of Justice Assistance

  ***There is still no nominee to lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Everything we have heard points to Massachusetts...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  GAO Revises Report on For-Profit Schools

  The Government Accountability Office has taken the unusual step of revising parts of its report on for-profit schools’ recruiting practices, lessening the...

• R.I.P. Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice: 2004-2010

  With little fanfare and virtually no public discussion preceding it, the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice last week held its final...

• A Sad Situation from Rural America We Cannot Ignore

  Over the past few months we’ve seen plenty of news stories about celebrities going in and out of jail and fed-up flight...

• National Adoption Month: Message received

  There are a whole slew of national “days” and “months” devoted to youth issues. We get e-mails alerting us to most of...

• Weekly Notes: Looming SORNA deadline; Juvenile services secretary steps down

  ***States have until July to pass legislation that establishes a federally-compliant sex offender database; look for those conversations to start in earnest...

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  DREAM Act Not Ready to Die in 111th

  DREAM Act supporters are making one final push in the 111th Congress before Republicans take over the House in January. President Barack...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Weekly Notes: WIA reauthorization prognosis; Community colleges report

  Weekly Notes, Week of 11/15/10 Now that the election is over, the focus in education and workforce policy is squarely on legislative...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Doth the Earmark Trough Runneth Dry?

  The practice of “earmarking” federal money, a Congressional device with debatable impact on the field of youth work, may soon face extinction....

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Group Calls for Conference, Spending on Multigenerational Services

  A new report released by Generations United calls for White House conference that addresses the needs of the young and elderly, and...

• Weekly Notes: More on JDB v. North Carolina; Schindler finds a new home; and more

  ***We posted a long piece earlier this week about a juvenile justice case – New Mexico v. Rudy B. – that might...

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  Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into Opportunity

  Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into OpportunityPhilanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) The majority of children living in poverty are of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  TANF Should Not Be a Child Welfare Slush Fund

  Had Madonna decided to adopt her children from, say, Michigan instead of Malawi, she would have saved herself a lot of grief,...

• Weekly Notes: PROMISE Act under new leadership; SCOTUS to look at juveniles questioned in schools; and more

  ***We already posted a piece today on Rep. John Kline and reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The other...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  John Kline and Juvenile Justice

  ***The midterm elections brought a power shift to the House of Representatives, which means that a Republican-led Education and Labor Committee will...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Education Department Hears from Small For-Profits On New Regs

  The Department of Education’s public meetings on the gainful employment rule Thursday provided a pedestal for numerous, and repetitive, arguments on yet-to-be...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Study Says Nurse Visitation Helps Rural Teens

  As the federal government pours more money into nurse home visitation programs for new mothers, a study released this week indicates two...

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  Variations in Pregnancy Outcomes Following a Statewide Implementation of a Prenatal Home Visitation Program

  As the federal government pours more money into nurse home visitation programs for new mothers, a study released this week indicates two...

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  Youth Workers in the Mix on Election Day

  A few youth workers and advocates may find themselves holding new positions within government following the November 2nd elections. A handful of...

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  Potential Leadership Changes in Congress After Election

  While the exact makeup of next year’s 112th Congress will be anyone’s guess until Tuesday, one thing is for certain: across-the-board changes...