All posts tagged "OST"

Insurance Shopping: Questions and Consideration

While a thoughtful policy and procedure manual will help manage an after-school program’s risk, the program should also consider what kinds of...

Opening School Facilities to Private Youth Programs — A Legal Analysis

In his overview analysis, Professor Tom Baker wrote that “public schools in most states are subject to liability in some situations that...

Resources

Melanie Lockwood Herman, executive director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, suggests employee handbooks, another important piece to limiting liability, include the...

Workshops help young adults crack job market

Teen workers at Ironworks Cafe, part of a teen employment program at the Goodman Community Center in Madison, Wis. (credit: leedav / Flickr, CC)   SPRING...

Where Teens Seek Online Privacy Advice

Childhood Economic Strains in Predicting Substance Use in Emerging Adulthood

Fixing Education Takes More than Fixing Schools

Thirty years ago, the National Commission on Excellence in Education released the seminal report, “A Nation At Risk,” highlighting a dangerous and...

Tackling Sports Safety Head On

Spencer Helgren, 16, (pictured above and below) a high school football player from Westwood High School in the Upper Peninsula, Mich., suffered...

Adding Camp to the School Reform Toolbox

When Miami Heat star LeBron James was asked what helped him win his second straight NBA championship, he emphasized, “The hard work...

Expanded Learning: The New Key to Increase Student Achievement

Experts say partnership, data-sharing and professional development poise providers to help students and schools increase achievement At PS/MS 188, a middle school on...

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Child Welfare NPR ombudsman finds ethics violations in network’s coverage of Indian Child Welfare case. Massachusetts leaves more kids in problem homes,...

New Opportunities for Interest-Driven Arts Learning in a Digital Age

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Juvenile Justice Texas state senator speaks on reforms to national gathering of justice experts. Child Welfare CT trying again to open girls’...

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Juvenile Justice Texas professor discovered to be teenage murderer has lived 46 years crime free. 17-year-old charged in death of soccer referee...

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Juvenile Justice The costs of keeping kids out of detention. Child Welfare Not enough homes in Alaska for native children in need...

In Arkansas, Paying Teachers to Bring Concealed Weapons to School

The returning students at Clarksville High School will be met by more than 20 armed personnel when classes resume in August, as...

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Juvenile Justice Illinois House Restorative Justice Committee holds emergency hearing on sex abuse report. Colorado legislators examine lack of legal counsel for...

Serious Injuries from Fights Lead to IQ Loss in Kids

Adolescents who receive serious injuries from fights may experience something even worse than the sting of defeat: a significant drop in their...

Serious Fighting-Related Injuries Produce a Significant Reduction in Intelligence

New Report Documents Effects of Childhood Poverty on Education, Adult Life

The United States prides itself on being the land of opportunity, and we like to believe that everyone has the chance to...