Welcome to the New YouthToday.org
Introducing the newly designed YouthToday.org Today is an exciting day for us as an organization. Over the past few months, we have been working closely with the Investigative News Network to redesign...
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/13/2014
Juvenile Justice Reconsidering juvenile defense in Los Angeles County. Education Wisconsin education group asks schools to drop Native American mascots. Child Welfare California gubernatorial candidate...
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/14/2014
Education American education is getting worse, not better. Wisconsin lawmakers vote to limit school accountability for now. Child Welfare Indiana child services exceeded their mandate by taking woman’s...
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/17/2014
Juvenile Justice Florida county seeks $13.5 million reimbursement from DJJ citing overcharges for service. Convicted juvenile murderer and rapist potentially up for parole after U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/18/2014
Juvenile Justice Georgia lawmakers seek more discretion in prosecuting teens. Education Montana early childhood education bill dies in legislature. Illinois needs a new education funding formula....
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/19/2014
Juvenile Justice Minnesota advocates appeal to court to block access to juvenile records. Stopping rape in juvenile detention. Education Music education is “essential”, not supplemental, teachers say....
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/21/2014
Juvenile Justice Louisiana juvenile chief apologizes for impact of closed youth prison on community. Education Less than ten percent of Arizona minority high school students ready for college. New...
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/24/2014
Juvenile Justice Learning skills while making amends. Marijuana a civil for juveniles? Sending more kids directly to juvenile court in Nebraska. Maryland juvenile prison sees uptick in violence....
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/25/2014
Juvenile Justice Addressing the school to prison pipeline. Education Indiana education efforts in legislature running out of time. Child Welfare Massachusetts governor lends support to child protection...
View ArticleTop Headlines 02/27/2014
Juvenile Justice Decline in juvenile arrests. Education Washington state senators urge closing of tax loopholes to fund education reform. Child Welfare Including same sex couples could expand chances...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/03/2014
Juvenile Justice Improving the system in Kentucky. National effort to raise age of juvenile jurisdiction gathers steam. Don’t seal juvenile records in Washington. Education Summit hopes to help black...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/04/2014
Juvenile Justice Juvenile justice system feeds into adult corrections. Education impacted by solitary confinement. Education Common Core debate could ignite legislative session in Louisiana. Florida...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/05/2014
Juvenile Justice Alternatives to detention in Connecticut. Higher levels of direct commitment seen in some Florida jurisdictions. Education Obama proposes two percent hike in DOE budget. Child Welfare...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/06/2014
Juvenile Justice Youth accused of plotting Tennessee school shooting still in juvenile court. . Michigan Supreme Court examining cases of more than 350 juvenile life without parole sentences. Stopping...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/11/2014
Juvenile Justice Kentucky senate moves to open juvenile court to public. Ohio boy accused of murder at age 14 to be tried as adult. Two Dallas teens charged with murdering classmate over girl....
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/12/2014
Juvenile Justice Ohio juvenile facility moves its most dangerous inmates to county jail. Georgia DJJ seeks veterans as employees. South Carolina school for kids with behavioral issues taken over by...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/13/2014
Juvenile Justice Still work to be done in Cuomo’s reform efforts. Juvenile prisoners create kids’ books. Ohio ACLU seeks end to unnecessary shackling of kids in court. Facing the desire for retribution...
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/14/2014
Juvenile Justice Sweeping reform bill advance in Kentucky senate. March is Juvenile Justice Month of Faith and Healing. Education No winners with zero tolerance. Child Welfare Georgia governor creates...
View ArticleTop Stories 03/17/2014
Juvenile Justice Stop jailing status offenders with felons in Kentucky. 217-year-old reform school taken over by state. Education New Florida school test won’t permit comparisons with other states....
View ArticleTop Headlines 03/18/2014
Juvenile Justice Federal judge reviews plans to reform Illinois juvenile detention facilities. Education Alaska senate advances education reform bill. Still a chance for Washington state to get waiver...
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