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Current Issue — September 2010


Feature Story

ACF Releases Rules for Extending Foster Care, GAP to Age 21

Another Kind of Evidence
England’s controversial rush to youth credentials

Dropouts Turn Employees: Basic Lessons
Camden corps site combines GED instruction, community service and career readiness.

L.A. Takes on Gangs – Again
A new way to train and certify ex-gang members as outreach workers.

Millenials’ Depression
Unemployment among teens and young adults at historic highs

‘Good Enough Diploma’
GED gets a makeover.

Awards

Awards for September 2010

Book Review

The Burden of Academic Success

Evaluation Spotlight

Does Early Child Care Affect Teen Behavior?
The nuances of a study that says yes – but just a little.

Grants Awarded

Grants Awarded for September 2010

How To ...

… Grow Self Esteem and a Sense of Belonging through Nontraditional Sports

News Briefs

Boys & Girls Clubs’ Funding Fate Unknown

Casey Study Shows Mixed Progress for Nation’s Youth

Governors Group Launches College Completion Initiative

Social Innovation Fund Boosts Youth Programs
Youth programs get much of the money

Some States Find JJDPA Not Worth the Money

Y Change a Good Name?
YMCA seeks to shed old image, convey more of what it does.

Newsmakers

Newsmakers for September 2010

Pubs and Videos

Breaking the Adolescent Parent Cycle: Valuing Fatherhood and Motherhood

DVD: Wipe Out

Report Roundup

An Employment Training and Job Placement Program for Foster Youth Making the Transition to Adulthood in Cook County, Illinois
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Big Gaps, Small Gaps
Studies show different graduation rates for whites, blacks, Hispanics

Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences

Drowning in Debt: The Student Loan Crisis
The Education Sector

Effects of Federal Legislation on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense
Justice Policy Institute

Is It Live or Is It Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning

Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007
National Center for Juvenile Justice

Ten Ways to Promote Educational Achievement and Attainment Beyond the Classroom
Child Trends

The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative: Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative’s Second Year
Wallace Foundation

The Worst of Times: Children in Extreme Poverty in the South and Nation
The Southern Educational Foundation

Tobacco Use in 13 States

Transforming the High School Experience: How New York City’s New Small Schools Are Boosting Student Achievement and Graduation Rates

Viewpoints

Is Differential Too Deferential?

It’s Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon

Web Watch

After-School Jobs

Dating Violence

Inspired 2 Impact!

Internet Safety

Money Management

Youth Work Snapshots

The Children’s Aid Society’s Next Generation Center

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