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All posts tagged "The New York Bureau"
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1.7KFrom the Bureaus‘You’re not alone’: How a California school district created a community for children in foster care
“The program is looking to close the achievement gaps for kids in foster care,” said Jenna Mendez, Corona-Norco Unified School District's foster...
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2.4KFrom the BureausWhat happened after Minneapolis removed police officers from schools
By September 2020, 11 new unarmed public safety support specialists, many with law enforcement-related backgrounds, were in place and on the Minneapolis...
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4.1KFrom the BureausA gang-banger since 8th grade, former Blood sets a new course with a former prosecutor’s help
There is no recent official count of how many individuals have departed gang life. In 2012, the most recent year that the...
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1.7KFrom the BureausQ&A: Exalt’s Gisele Castro on the importance of New York’s “raise the age” law
Exalt is a nonprofit in New York City. Giselle Castro talks about Exalt's work and their "raise the age" efforts. They work...
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922From the BureausAmid push for free calls from lock-up, Connecticut’s statewide mandate will be the nation’s first
Pressured by Worth Rises and similar advocacy groups, the Federal Communication Commission last year imposed ceilings on the costs of interstate calls...
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2.1KFrom the BureausQ&A: Girls Inc.’s Stephanie Hull on fast-tracking virtual support during the pandemic
When Stephanie Hull was a kid, long before she became the CEO of Girls Inc., a national organization aimed at helping young...
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1.6KFrom the BureausAs COVID-19 lingers, some juveniles facilities rate better than others in health safety
So far, juvenile facilities — 789 of the 1,510 nationwide are detention centers or long-term secure facilities, the remainder are group homes,...
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3.8KFrom the BureausLack of special ed teachers keeps some autistic students ill-prepared for college or work
“My son didn’t receive failing grades,” said Eric’s mother, who asked to go unnamed. “Every report card had a ‘P’ for passing...
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1.5KFrom the BureausNonprofits push parole reform and housing for parolees
Some among the 3,614 formerly incarcerated persons living in city shelters in 2019, as one example, spent stints in city jails for...
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1.4KFrom the BureausNYC parade honors essential youth workers
During the rollercoaster ride of a pandemic, it was Maxene Foster’s job to help make sure that cash-strapped Bronx residents got fed,...
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1.5KFrom the BureausLegalizing recreational marijuana likely means fewer arrests of juveniles of color
The new law is retroactive. It allows persons to have prior marijuana-related convictions for which, under the new rules, they would not...
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1.5KFrom the BureausParents and corrections officers fault South Carolina juvenile facilities before state senate
Though technically it was against the rules, a juvenile corrections officer had been watching and chuckling along as a group of girl...
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1.3KFrom the BureausMental Health Cuts in Poorest New York City Schools Amid Pandemic
As the pandemic raged across New York City in spring 2020, Jose Rivera trekked from the Bronx to Coney Island, Brooklyn to...
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1.6KFrom the BureausCourt: New York City Must Give All Homeless Shelters Wi-Fi
New York City must finish installing Wi-Fi in shelters for homeless families and domestic violence victims by Aug. 31, according to a...
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230From the BureausReforming Juvenile System For Girls Requires Stories, Three Experts Say
A pregnant teenager stands alone in a cinder-block cell in one image. In another, a young body shivers, curled up in an...
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2.6KFrom the BureausNYPD Disproportionately Restrains Students Of Color During School Crises, New York City Agency Data Shows
Over 1,500 students were restrained by school safety agents of the NYPD from the first quarter of 2019 through the first quarter...
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1.8KFrom the BureausPortrait Of Early COVID Period In New York, New Jersey
NEW YORK — When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke in New York City this spring, the most vulnerable populations were at the...
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4.5KFrom the BureausNY Orthodox Jewish Teenagers Charge COVID-19 Is Bringing Up Anti-Semitism
VIDEOGRAPHY AND PHOTO: MARCO POGGIO NEW YORK — They all had disturbing stories, and they all had a familiar ring to them. ...
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3.6KFrom the BureausGroup Seeks to End ICE Collaborations With Local Law Enforcement
Sitting cross-legged on the pavement, his right arm locked into a bright blue painted tire weighed down by cement and blocking the...
