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De Nike, Moira; Shelden, Randall; Macallair, Daniel; Menart, Renée – Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, 2019
Every year, thousands of young people are released from juvenile correctional institutions nationwide. When released, they face immediate challenges as they attempt to reintegrate into the community where they confront significant barriers to success. Understanding how to support youth when they are returning from a period of confinement requires…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Reentry Students
Dow, Audrey – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2019
College opportunity is key to ensuring that California can meet its economic goals, maintain its global standing, and keep up with technological advances. As California's economy becomes increasingly reliant on a better-educated workforce and further connected to a global marketplace for its services and products, immigrant students are poised to…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Public Colleges, Access to Education, Public Policy
Sugarman, Julie – Migration Policy Institute, 2017
Immigrant and refugee youth who enter the United States during their secondary school years face a daunting set of challenges. In addition to learning a new language and adjusting to U.S. classroom norms, they must quickly fill gaps in their subject-matter knowledge and pass the courses required to graduate high school before aging out of the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, High School Students, Immigrants, Refugees
Jaycox, Lisa H.; Aronoff, Jessica; Shelley, Gene A. – RAND Corporation, 2007
Break the Cycle is a private, nonprofit organization that seeks to end domestic violence by working proactively with youth. Founded in 1996, it includes a preventive education and outreach program, a legal services program, and a peer leadership program. All three programs focus exclusively on youth aged 12-22 years. In 2000, Centers for Disease…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Family Violence, Sexual Harassment, Outreach Programs
Underwood, Julie – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2004
Exclusive vending contracts with food and beverage companies can produce much-needed revenue for school districts. However, these pouring and vending contracts as well as other forms of exclusive vendor contracts are often the subject of contentious public debate and legal challenges. Even the language used to refer to such agreements varies:…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Vendors, Contracts, Food Service