All posts tagged "OST"

Afterschool and Deterring Youth Violence

“Afterschool programs, by their very nature, keep kids and youth safe,” said Alexis Steines, Field Outreach Manager at Afterschool Alliance, during a...

Top Headlines 5/9

Juvenile Justice Yesterday the Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) released a new report, Family Comes First: A Workbook to Transform the Justice System...

Community Center’s Low-Cost Music Program Breaking Down Cultural Walls

  NEW YORK — A shabby community center on the first floor of one of the 12 buildings that make up the...

Public Kid vs. Private Kid Divide in One New York Community Turns Dangerous

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — On the evening of April 23, the members of the the East Ramapo Central School District’s board passed,...

Top Headlines 5/6

JUVENILE JUSTICE The threat to send wayward kids to a county detention home is no longer accurate, perhaps because it is no...

Top Headlines 5/3

Juvenile Justice “This is a very crucial day in the state of Georgia,” said Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday at the Elbert Shaw...

Top Headlines 5/2

Juvenile Justice Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a sweeping overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. Today,...

Even in Digital Age, Libraries Still Considered Crucial to Youth Development by Most U.S. Parents

According to a new Pew Internet & American Life Project poll, 94 percent of parents with children under the age of 18...

Top Headlines 4/30

JUVENILE JUSTICE   Thoai Lu, writing for the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, addresses mental health care and the juvenile justice...

A Call for Investment in After-school Programs

There is, perhaps, no more powerful place in which the dream of opportunity that America promises is brought to life than in...

Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective

Top Headlines 4/26

JUVENILE JUSTICE Georgia’s governor signed a law creating Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Commission, made up of 15 members representing law enforcemnt, legislators,...

Top Headlines 4/25

JUVENILE JUSTICE The national Big Brothers Big Sisters organization is reaching out to kids already in legal trouble. And the Cedar Rapids-East...

Top Headlines 4/24

Juvenile JusticeNebraska lawmakers gave a first-round thumbs-up to changing how the state deals with youngsters who run afoul of the law. Cook...

Top Headlines 4/23

JUVENILE JUSTICE Las Vegas, NV — Juvenile facility gets a rock wall and a zip line course as a way “to teach...

Top Headlines 4/19

JUVENILE JUSTICE Florida activists known as The Dream Defenders are pushing for tougher protections for detained youth. They also called for protections of...

Top Headlines 4/18

JUVENILE JUSTICETALLAHASSEE — The Florida House last week unanimously passed a bill protecting teens from abuse by staff in lock-ups run by...

Top Headlines 4/17

JUVENILE JUSTICERand Paul, Civil Rights and Juvenile Justice SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House voted Tuesday to give juvenile courts jurisdiction over most...

Partnerships Keep Summer Jobs Programs for Teens Alive

On a frigid February day in Boston, hundreds of young people backed by Mayor Thomas Menino rallied outside the statehouse for increased...

House Subcommittee Tackles Reauthorization of Higher Education Act

With the Higher Education Act (HEA) set to expire at the end of the year — in turn, setting up a reauthorization...