Youth Today
All posts tagged "OST"
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How Young Americans Who Don’t Finish College See Their Chances for Success
Public Agenda Report for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Although when in high school the vast majority of young Americans say...
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News
Senate Passes Bill That Strips Confirmation Requirement for Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Jobs
The Senate passed by a 79-20 margin today the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, which would remove the Senate...
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The Economic Imperative for More Adults to Complete Community College in D.C.
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) Although the number of high school...
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Leader of Child Welfare Website Wins Online Journalist of the Year
The leader of an advocacy media organization dedicated to coverage of child welfare is the Los Angeles Press Club’s Online Journalist of...
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An Evaluation of the After School Matters Program
Northwestern University Although many policy makers and those in academia concur that after-school programs are important for students, participation in these programs...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Streamlining the Confirmation Process Is Good for Everybody
We members of a special bipartisan commission to help reform the federal appointments process support the enactment of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency...
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Weekly Notes: OJJDP job headed for non-confirmation status; education rewrite and school-to-prison pipeline; and more
***Day 879 of the Obama administration and still no nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
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Rising Enrollments of Students with Disabilities at Higher Education Institutions
Institute of Education Sciences College and other post-secondary enrollments of students with disabilities continue to rise in the United States – with...
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Achievement Gap Between Caucasians and Hispanic Students in Grades Four and Eight
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) There were no significant changes in the differences in math and reading for white and Hispanic...
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Three-Year Results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Evaluation
MDRC This report analyzes the results of the National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe program, which targets high school dropouts between ages 16 and...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Education Department to Study School Bullying Policies
The Department of Education’s Policy and Program Studies Service (PPSS) is conducting case studies in 24 school sites studying the effectiveness and...
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News
Supreme Court Gives Juveniles Protection in Police Interrogations
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in a 5-4 decision that said a police officer must take a child’s age into consideration...
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House Committee Votes to Block Department of Education Regulations
The House committee that oversees higher education voted today to block two of the Department of Education’s new regulations. The move is...
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The Economic Value of College Majors
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce The report released by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, not...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
AED Finds Single Buyer, U.S. Programs Expected to Continue
The Academy for Educational Development is close to being acquired by major North Carolina nonprofit Family Health International (FHI), and, if the...
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News
Education Department Sets Guidelines for For-Profit ‘Trial’ Admissions
The recently announced gainful employment rules aren’t the only new projects the U.S. Education Department has in store for for-profit colleges. Education...
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Student Health Essential to Increase Academic Performance
California Healthy Students Research Project The California Healthy Students Research Project is aimed at finding a link between student performance and physical...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Labor Dept. Elected to Strip $10 Million Grants from YouthBuild, Corps Network
The Department of Labor used its own discretion to vacate two $10 million grants to national youth organizations after a challenge to...
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News
Weakened ‘Gainful Employment’ Rules Released
The final “gainful employment” rules released today by the U.S. Department of Education rely more on requiring schools and colleges that offer...
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Promoting Full-Time Attendance among Adults in Community College
MDRC This report by MDRC evaluates a New York City program that is targeted at low-income adults ages 22 to 35 who...
