All posts tagged "Management"

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Stand-alone Juvenile Justice Agencies Dwindling in Number

  Note: This story was corrected on Saturday, Jan. 22. The original article incorrectly stated the Illinois’ juvenile justice system had already merged...

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  Unlikely Allies: Unions and Districts in the Battle for School Reform

  Unlikely Allies: Unions and Districts in the Battle for School Reform Education Sector      Faced with the task of turning around failing schools...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Measuring Outcomes Is Important. But in Recession, at What Price?

  Recently, Charity Navigator asked members of its Advisory Panel to provide commentary on an important question: “What can donors do to gauge...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  …Develop Runaway Prevention Programs

  Providing free and confidential counseling, 24-hour hotlines, and group sessions where families facing similar challenges can come together are key to helping...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Harriet Boorhem: Youth Today’s Diarist

  I’ve been partying so heartily this month that I completely forgot about blogging. But last Wednesday, as we were decorating the Promise...

• 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...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Monitor Levels Sharp Criticism at Michigan Child Welfare System

  The independent court monitor in Michigan’s child welfare reform court case has serious concerns about the state’s ability to keep track of...

• News

  Nat’l Youth Leadership Council Names Kelita Bak to Replace Founding CEO

  The National Youth Leadership Council has hired Kelita Bak to replace its founder and retiring CEO, Jim Kielsmeier, who will remain with...

• In Connecticut, Seclusion and Restraint are Shockingly Common Practice in Schoolrooms

  Six-year-old Anthony Wickham weighed about 48 pounds when five adults forcibly restrained him at Plainfield’s Shepherd Elementary School. Anthony, a student in...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Mad Men and My Own Tobacco Pledge

  I love Mad Men. I don’t know if it’s because I grew up in the time period it takes place, the early...

• News

  Boys Town Accused of Using Improper Restraints

  Allegations that workers used physical and chemical restraints on residents at two Boys Town programs near its campus headquarters in Omaha, Neb.,...

• ‘Feed the Children’ Locked in Dispute With Founder

  The founder of Feed the Children is fighting to get his job back, while the organization confronts lawsuits, a state attorney general’s...

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  How Does a 21-year-old Join a Youth Football Team?

  While youth sports programs have significantly boosted their screening systems in recent years to keep out would-be coaches who have criminal backgrounds,...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Boys & Girls Clubs’ Funding Fate Unknown

  The fate of a proposed $465 million federal authorization for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is as shrouded in...

• News

  Boy Scouts Changes its Tone on Sex Abuse

  A sex abuse lawsuit that ended with a nearly $20 million verdict against the Boy Scouts in April appears to have changed...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Ruling: BSA Abuse Files to Be Made Public

    The Boy Scouts of America’s “confidential files” on people banned for alleged child molesting must be made public, an Oregon judge...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  What Profession Are We In?

  Editor’s Note: Peter Benson, CEO of the Search Institute and an expert on youth development, passed away last month after a year-long...

• News

  BGCA Chief Shaken by Challenges to Her Compensation

  Roxanne Spillett, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), is so upset about questions regarding her approximately $1 million...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Y Change a Good Name?

  A lot of people wondered this summer why the YMCA, with about the most powerful name among nonprofits, decided to shorten its...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Boy Scouts Makes Volunteers Learn About Sex Abuse

  The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) last week ordered all of its volunteers to go through training about sex abuse, after years...