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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...

News

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