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All posts tagged "federal policy"
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2.0K► ReportsWhen Student Loans Linger: Characteristics of Borrowers Who Hold Student Loans over Multiple Decades
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses student loan borrowers who hold the debt for multiple decades into adulthood, affecting their...
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1.7K► ReportsThe Current Landscape of School District and Charter Policies that Support Healthy Schools
Child Trends discusses how school district and charter policies affect the health of student populations around the country and how these policies...
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1.6K► ReportsThe Number of Uninsured Children is on the Rise
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute releases a new state-by-state report showing significant increases in the number of children without health insurance over...
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1.9K► ReportsWhen Is a School Segregated? Making Sense of Segregation 65 Years after Brown v. Board of Education
A new research report from the Urban Institute develops a more effective metric for determining the extent of school segregation within the...
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1.9K► ReportsStates’ Payment Rates Under the Child Care & Development Fund Program Could Limit Access to Child Care Providers
The Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General released this new comprehensive report outlining the inadequacy of the state-administered...
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1.6K► ReportsCharter School Effects on School Segregation
The Urban Institute takes a comprehensive look at the effect of the growth of charter schools on racial segregation in school systems....
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1.9K► ReportsA Quality Education for Every Child: A New Agenda for Education Policy
The Center for American Progress lays out a comprehensive plan as a guide for the next administration to improve the quality and...
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2.4K► ReportsSustainability of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System
The Urban Institute evaluates the effectiveness and sustainability of providing housing and services to high-need families in the child welfare system. The...
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1.6K► Reports2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the 30th edition of its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, giving a comprehensive overview of child...
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1.9K► ReportsThe State of Preschool 2018
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) releases their annual report on state-funded preschool education across the nation. The report shows...
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1.8K► ReportsPromoting a New Direction for Youth Justice: Strategies to Fund a Community-Based Continuum of Care and Opportunity
The Urban Institute identifies and discusses proven, effective and innovative strategies for investment in community-based programs and tools to help justice-involved youth...
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3.1K► NewsmakersDr. William Bell Elected Board Chair for the National CASA Association
The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association recently announced the election of William C. Bell, Ph.D. as chair of its board of trustees. Dr....
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3.1K► NewsmakersMarian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of Children’s Defense Fund, Steps Down
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), is stepping down effective Dec. 31, 2018.
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1.8K► ReportsThe Price of Justice: The High Cost of “Free” Counsel for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
This report from the Juvenile Law Center shows how numerous states across the nation permit or even require the cost of court-appointed...
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2.1K► ReportsYouth Justice in Europe: Providing Developmentally Appropriate Responses to Emerging Adults in the Criminal Justice System
As the diverse states of Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Vermont consider becoming the first US states to extend their juvenile courts’ jurisdictions...
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1.4K► ReportsStranded: How States Maroon Districts in Financial Distress
This new report from EdBuild shows how financially distressed school districts are left with no options for funding and are often at...
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1.9K► ReportsNew Zealand’s Youth Justice Transformation: Lessons for the U.S.
The National Juvenile Justice Network takes a look at the successes of New Zealand's juvenile justice system and discusses how the United...
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3.3K► NewsmakersFrancis Guzman Receives the Juvenile Law Center’s 2018 Leadership Prize
Francis V. Guzman has been announced as a recipient of the Juvenile Law Center’s 2018 Leadership Prize. Guzman has helped to catapult...
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3.0K► ReportsHow To Fix the Large and Growing Latinx Teacher-Student Gap
This new report from the Center for American Progress highlights the shortage of Latinx teachers in American schools relative to the student...
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3.7KNewsChild Care Gains Funds in Congress Budget Deal; Outlook Good for After-school Programs
Children and youth could see some gains under a bill that passed Congress early this morning, funding the government through March 23....
