Juvenile Justice Using civil citations to keep kids’ records clean. New Connecticut girls’ detention center. Child Welfare Pennsylvania governor signs three new laws to strengthen protections following...
Last week, I sat with 20 other Out-of-School-Time (OST) professionals at the quarterly meeting of the California Afterschool Network’s Leadership Team. Support...
Juvenile Justice Texas lawmakers seek to raise age to 18 for adult charges. Child Welfare New strategy in Maryland for abuse and neglect cases. Arizona...
Juvenile Justice California supreme court rules in two juvenile cases. New Jersey youth crime rate reaches new low. Child Welfare New Mexico governor announces changes to child welfare....
Juvenile Justice Kentucky juvenile justice commissioner resigns. Taking kids off of sex offender list. Child Welfare Florida mulls child welfare czar position. Education Alabama education proposal increases insurance but...
Some cultural norms simply seem insurmountable, unchanging and unyielding. Young adults of color report feeling double the whammy from both race and...
While some young people, such as Antonio, and organizations such as NYEC sing the praises of CASES for its progress with Next...
New York club gears staff, programming, approach to needs of boys and young men “We’re very proud to have been part of...
Program Works to Get Low-income Students into More Selective Colleges Rashid’s job is to turn that kind of thinking around.When students at...
Organizations strategize to help kids ‘dream again’ “We could do a flea market,” suggests Faisal Gedi, a tall high school senior of...
Juvenile Justice Federal judge reviews plans to reform Illinois juvenile detention facilities. Education Alaska senate advances education reform bill. Still a chance...
In 2006, a report by the Girls’ Coalition of Greater Boston criticized afterschool programs for overlooking the needs of girls. The report...
Juvenile Justice Stop jailing status offenders with felons in Kentucky. 217-year-old reform school taken over by state. Education New Florida school...
Juvenile Justice Sweeping reform bill advance in Kentucky senate. March is Juvenile Justice Month of Faith and Healing. Education No winners with...
Juvenile Justice Still work to be done in Cuomo’s reform efforts. Juvenile prisoners create kids’ books. Ohio ACLU seeks end to unnecessary...
In New York, advocates are holding their breath as the state is poised to fund after-school programs at a much higher level...
Juvenile Justice Ohio juvenile facility moves its most dangerous inmates to county jail. Georgia DJJ seeks veterans as employees. South Carolina school...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Education Department and the National League of Cities have agreed to work together to foster development of after-school...
Juvenile Justice Kentucky senate moves to open juvenile court to public. Ohio boy accused of murder at age 14 to be tried...