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Cost Avoidance: The business case for investing in youth aging out of foster care- Casey May 2013
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An argument for more investment in youth aging out of the foster care system based on the economic costs associated with bad outcomes from youth transitioning out of the foster care system. Issue brief from Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative published May 2013. |
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Trends and Challenges for Low-Wage Workers
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This report, released by the Economic Policy Institute in April 2012, focuses on low-wage workers- who they are, where they work, where they live, and what their future challenges may be in regards ti education/skill requirements, job quality, and wages. |
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Reducing Youth Incarceration Data Snapshot
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This brief data snapshot (released in February 2013) on reducing youth incarceration in the United States is from the Kids Count publication, produced by the Anne E. Casey Foundation. |
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Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA: Profiles of 12 Sites in Final Interim Report
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This second interim report, released by Mathematica Policy Research in January 2013, provides findings primarily from the second
phase of data collection for this study. The report focuses on profiles
of the 12 local areas visited and provides descriptive information
about waiver use in those local areas. The profiles combine data
collected from state officials about the waiver application and
implementation process with information collected on site during
discussions with local area staff, employers, and training providers. |
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Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disoconnected Youth
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This report, released by the American Youth Policy forum in December 2012, uses in-depth case studies to examine how three programs which serve disconnected youth are utilizing data as a tool for continuous program improvement and ongoing accountability. |
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Report on Vulnerable Youth - Background and Policies
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This report, released on October 1, 2012 by the Congressional Research Service, focuses on the compexity of transitioning to adulthood for adolescents. Also, the report discusses "disconnectedness" along with potential protective factors. Finally, it porvides an overview of current fedeal programs that target vulnerable youth as well as the evolution of federal youth policy. |
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Back on Track through College in the Rio Grande Valley
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This report was released by first Focus in August 2012 and highlights activities being undertaken in the Rio Grande Valley region to address dropout recovery and promote psotsecondary success. |
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Collective Impact for Opportunity Youth
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This report issued by FSG in September 2012 emphasizes the need for systems and stakeholders who affect disconnected youth to work together to provide positive outcomes. |
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Developing a Professional Development System for Youth Service Professionals
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This brief assesses the current state as well as potential future for a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary professional development targeting youth service professionals. Released in August 2012 by the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth. |
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The Common Core Standards: What Do They Mean for Out-of-School Time
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This issue brief, issued in July 2012 by The Forum for Youth Investment, discusses the impact of the Common Core Standards on the youth development and "out-of-school time" (OST) fields. More specifically, it offers an overview of the Common Core Standards as well as an update of standing in terms of implementation. Finally, this brief details how some OST systems are beginning to respond while outlining particualr challenges or opportunities facing the OST field. |
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