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“New Civics” Civic Education Research Grants

Subject: Education, Education Policy, Research, Youth Development | Deadline: Aug. 20, 2015 (Deadlines typically every 2-3 months.)

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Re-Examining Juvenile Incarceration – High Cost, Poor Outcomes Spark Shift to Alternatives

This issue brief from the Pew Charitable Trusts presents research which shows that shorter sentences and community-based treatments are more effective than...

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Zeroing In on Place and Race: Youth Disconnection in America’s Cities

Measure of America uses new data to provide a comprehensive look at the quality of life and general welfare of the roughly...

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Guest Opinion Essay

What Interventions Are Critical for Foster Children in Generation K?

Economist and author Noreena Hertz created the name from that generation’s “Hunger Games” icon, Katniss Everdeen, after surveying 1,000 British and American...

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The Condition of Education 2015

The latest edition of the National Center for Education Statistics' annual "Condition of Education" report utilizes 42 indicators to summarize and explain...

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Youth Development Inequality Research Grants

Subject: Youth Development, Research, Inequality, Disadvantaged Youth | Deadline: Aug. 4, 2015

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – “New Connections” Healthy Eating and Childhood Obesity Research Grants

Subject: Child Welfare, Health, Research, Food/Nutrition, Physical Activity, Youth Development | Deadline: July 1, 2015 (concept papers due)

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Every Kid Needs a Family – Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success

The Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzes the latest national data on children in the child welfare/foster system and makes recommendations on how...

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2015 Building a Grad Nation Report – Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic

This sixth edition of the annual report on high school graduation rates highlights considerable progress in raising graduation rates across the country,...

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The Economic Value of College Majors

This comprehensive report by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce details the economic value of 137 different college majors.

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Status Offenses: A National Survey

The Coalition for Juvenile Justice examines the laws concerning status offenses state-by-state and finds a wide variation in the laws and how...

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Studies Program on At-Risk or System-Involved Girls

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Research, Youth Welfare | Deadline: June 1, 2015

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Assessing the Impact of Juvenile Justice Reforms Program

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Research, Policy, Community Development | Deadline: June 2, 2015

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A Matter of Equity: Preschool in America

The U.S. Dept. of Education recently released this report which sheds light on the problem of unequal access to early childhood education....

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Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

The Pew Research Center collected data and analyzed it to produce this report which provides a comprehensive and detailed look at the...

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Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

Subject: Safety, Schools, Research, Youth Welfare | Deadline: June 12, 2015

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Bridging Research and Practice Project To Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety

Subject: Juvenile Justice, Policy, Research, Safety | Deadline: May 28, 2015

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Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report

This report by the National Center for Juvenile Justice provides a nation-wide and comprehensive analysis of juvenile crime, victimization, and the juvenile...

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America’s Skills Challenge: Millennials and the Future

The Education Testing Service takes a troubling look at the state of the upcoming generation's competency in literacy, numeracy and problem solving...

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