All posts tagged "OST"

Top Headlines 4/15

Juvenile JusticeEmails show that a Georgia juvenile justice official was angered by a writer’s coverage of a bill that would keep some...

Top Headlines 4/11

Juvenile JusticeRecognizing the power of peer pressure, Napa County’s juvenile justice system attempts to harness it for positive behavioral change through a ...

The Power of Poetry in Education

For me the keepers of convicts shoulder their combines and keep watch, It is I let out in the morning and barr’d...

Top Headlines 4/10

Child WelfarePENNSYLVANIA — State lawmakers in dueling efforts to fix child protection infrastructure. Nebraska lawmakers advance new child welfare bill. Trauma-informed care...

Top Headlines 4/3

Juvenile JusticeThe U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced the availability of approximately $26 million in grants to improve the long-term labor market...

Do School Districts Matter?

Got Game Isn’t Important, Playing Sports Is

Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign and recent Building a Healthier America Summit successfully highlighted the nation’s urgent need to solve its childhood...

Top Headlines 4/1

Juvenile JusticeNearly 300 Louisiana prison inmates have a stake in this year’s legislative session where lawmakers will rewrite sentencing statutes for juveniles...

Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School: Association With Academic Performance and Drug Use

Top Headlines 3/27

Juvenile JusticeVIRGINIA — Richmond says report will guide reopening of juvenile center. WASHINGTON — Clark County is one of four places across...

Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007 to 2011–2012

Top Headlines 3/25

Juvenile JusticeA recent review of medical services provided to youths by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice found care adequate but makes...

Teens and Technology 2013

Grants Awarded: February – March 2013

  The Nord Family Foundation nordff.org/ (440) 984-3939 Amherst, OH Grants awarded to: The Cleveland Play House, in support of the community...

Top Headlines 3/20

EducationStates chose to enact deep cuts to public higher education funding instead of raising taxes, potentially harming both state economies and education...

Top Headlines 3/7

Juvenile JusticeCOLORADO — Pueblo’s 10th Judicial District could be among a few districts to participate in a pilot program to expand the...

White House to Offer States Incentives for Early Childhood Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration will offer states financial incentives to expand access to early childhood education programs for low-income children,...

National Youth-at-Risk Conference Makes Teacher Competency a Priority

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The opening theme of the National Youth-at-Risk Conference, which got underway here Sunday, was repeated by participants, organizers and...

Top Headlines 3/4

Juvenile JusticeMASS. — Gov. Deval Patrick nominates Gloria Tan to a seat on the Juvenile Court. Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center...

Latest Brain Research Supports Obama Early Childhood Plan

WASHINGTON – Sixteen years ago, then-first lady Hillary Clinton convened a White House conference on the latest research on brain development in...