This Week's News: 9 Jan 2006

Education

Challenge to Lead Goals for Education
Saturday, January 07, 2006 3:05:00 PM Dealing with the High School Dropout Crisis
The report shows that graduation rates are low (especially for minority ... Keywords : high school, high school graduation rates, minority graduation, high school dropouts, education gaps, black and ...

Child Trends DataBank -
Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:57:00 PM High School Drop Out Recovery
The dropout rates for high-school students ages 16 to 24 vary by immigration status. Foreign-born students had a dropout rate of 26 percent in 2004, compared with 17 percent for children born in the ...

ECS Education Policy Issue Site:
Friday, January 06, 2006 5:43:00 PM High School Drop Out Recovery
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES/GRADUATION RATES What States Are Doing Selected Research & Readings Other Web Sites RELATED ISSUES At-Risk--Dropouts No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress ECS ONLINE ...


Juvenile Justice

Advocates for Children and Youth - Rally for
Yesterday 2:46 AM Juvenile Justice Reform News
Rally for Juvenile Justice Reform Media Advisory July 15, 2005 Contacts: Sharon Rubinstein, 410-547-9200 x3024, Sarah Crane, 410-547-9200, Nonso Umunna, 410-547- 9200 x3011 ADVOCATES RALLY TO UNDERSCORE ...

JJustice.org - SA commission Recommends
Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:27:00 AM Juvenile Justice Reform News
SA Commission Recommends Juvenile Justice Reform Gender Specific Programming Minorities in Juvenile Justice Appellate Court holds Sex Offender Registry Inapplicable to Juveniles Meet the Board Work Groups ...


Foster Care

A collection of resources including organizations and publications that focuses on foster youth lead...
Yesterday 3:58 AM Older Foster Youth & Aging Out
A collection of resources including organizations and publications that focuses on foster youth leading social change. Based in Olympia, Washington.

Family to Family
Yesterday 12:23 AM Older Foster Youth & Aging Out
Target attention and resources to achieving permanence for older children and youth The Use of Long-Term Foster Care as a Permanency Goal When older children cannot return to their birth ...

NYS Handbook for Youth in Foster Care Describes your rights and responsibilities while you are in fo...
Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:26:00 AM Older Foster Youth & Aging Out
NYS Handbook for Youth in Foster Care Describes your rights and responsibilities while you are in foster care. It also describes what happens when you are older and leave foster care. It represents ...

National Mentoring Partnership -- Mentoring for
Thursday, December 29, 2005 2:54:00 PM Older Foster Youth & Aging Out
Between 18,000 and 20,000 youth aged 16 and older "age out" of the foster care system each year, meaning that they must now face life on their own. Studies have found that within 12-18 months after ...