All posts tagged "Congress/Federal Policy"

New Pell Grant Restrictions Hurt Community College Enrollment

Fewer people from the country’s poorest states are enrolling in community college since Congress tightened eligibility rules for federal tuition assistance through...

State of the Union Address Light on Youth Issues

“There is much progress to report,” President Barack Obama began the 2013 State of the Union address. “We have cleared away the...

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Education Is racial discrimination behind the closing of certan schools? There is a correlation between poverty and education costs in Texas. Workshop provided by...

“Undocuqueers” Fighting for Inclusion and Reform

CHICAGO — Jesús Barrios was half joking when he offered to marry his lesbian friend. She was lamenting her mother’s constant pestering...

Obama Unveils Proposals for Reducing Gun Violence

President Barack Obama announced his support for a range of gun control policies this afternoon that addressed not only the threat of...

SAMHSA Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking 2012

Fate of Low-Income Children Teeters on ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Advocates Warn

Already reeling from budget cuts over the last 10 years, federal programs affecting children are bracing for another $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending...

Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools?

Forced From Home: The Lost Boys and Girls of Central America

FTC Seeking Regulatory Changes for Collection of Children’s Online Data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently considering regulatory changes that may prevent websites and online applications from collecting data about young...

Dreamers Place Hopes in New Federal Immigration Program

By Maggie Lee, Audrey Cheng and Amy Li Juan Sancen was 12 years old when he came to the United States. He’s...

National Service Watchdog Focused on Restoring Budget, Preventing Waste

People who know Deborah Jeffrey, the newly confirmed Inspector General at the Corporation for National and Community Service, call her a problem-solver:...

Proposed Budget Cuts Loom for Juvenile Justice Programs

Youth advocates are ringing the alarm bells at Congress’s proposed levels of funding for state programs that would prevent young people from...

Senate Considers Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint in School

WASHINGTON – Corey Foster, 16, was playing basketball with his friends at his school in Yonkers, N.Y., in April, when a staff...

House Committee Approves Stronger Penalties for Sex Offenses Against Minors

WASHINGTON – Despite pointed criticism from some lawmakers, the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill that pushes for harsher penalties for...

Maryland touts its early adoption of health care reforms

Maryland is on track to establish a state-run marketplace allowing individuals and small businesses to compare rates and benefits for private health...

Three Years On, Watchdog Nominee Advances in Senate

WASHINGTON -The country’s largest funder of service and volunteer programs is one step closer to filling a leadership vacancy at its watchdog...

United States Will Stop Deporting Young Undocumented Immigrants Under New Policy

The Obama administration will no longer deport and begin granting work permits to young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States...

Bullying Legislation: A Q&A With Child Advocate Judge Gail Garinger

Leonard Witt, executive director of the Center for Sustainable Journalism and publisher of Youth Today and the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange recently...

Affordable College: A Must, Biden Says

Following the defeat by Senate Republicans of a bill that would have prevented student loan interest rates from doubling July 1,  Vice...