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Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice ANNUAL REPORT 2007
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This 2007 Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Recommendations Report to the President and Congress of the United States is the committee's fourth annual report and outlines critical concerns and issues identified by FACJJ members and their state SAGs. It contains 15 recommendations that illustrate why juvenile justice must remain a national priority and emphasizes the importance of reauthorizing the JJDP Act. The recommendations were developed using questionnaire responses from SAGs from 47 states and territories, which identified their states' primary juvenile justice concerns. |
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TANF Rules Changed to Allow Classwork to Count Towards Work Requirements - Jan 2008
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AP article from January 26, 2008. Welfare recipients who go to college can use up to a year of classwork to meet the program's work requirements and no longer will need to have homework supervised for some of that time count as well. |
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Out With the Young and In With the Old: U.S. Labor Markets 2000-2008 and the Case for An Immediate Jobs Creation Program for Teens and Young Adults - Dec. 2008
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The onset of the national economic recession in December 2007 and rapidly deteriorating labor market conditions over the past four months have led to renewed calls for a major federal stimulus package to put America�¢??s jobless back to work, including investments in public infrastructure and green technologies, federal assistance to state and local governments, and possible income tax reductions. Missing from the entire debate, thus far has been any mention of a case for a public sector jobs creation program for the nation�¢??s teens and young adults (20-24), especially those out-of-school youth lacking college degrees, low income youth, and minority males.1 The nation�¢??s teens and young adults failed to secure any net gain in employment over the 2000-2007 period and were the largest net losers of jobs from the labor market downturn over the past 12 months.2 Yet, past evidence on public sector job creation programs for youth has shown that such programs create more net jobs per slot than for any other age group, that jobs can be created more cost effectively for youth, and that the value of the goods and services created by young adults often was large enough to offset the costs. - Prepared by Andrew Sum et. al. Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University, Dec. 2008
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FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act Passed By Congress & Signed Into Law - Dec. 2007
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On December 18, Congress passed the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764) and the President signed the bill into law on December 26. 12/26/2007 |
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First Step Forward Act One-Page Summary - Dec. 2007
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Introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on December 11, the First Step Forward Act (S. 2451) seeks to increase public safety by reducing recidivism of youth offenders and improving their reintegration into the families and communities to which they are returning. The legislation draws provisions from Representative Ruben Hinojosa's (D-TX) Place to Call Home Act (H.R. 3409) and from the Act 4 Juvenile Justice Work Group's recommendations for reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. 12/11/2007 |
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Dead Ends: The Need For More Pathways to Graduation for Overage, Under-credited Students in New York City - Dec. 2007
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This brief examines the ability of the Office of Multiple Pathways to Graduation (OMPG) schools to meet the instructional needs of English Language Learners (ELLs), students with special education needs, students who are older with few or no credits, and students who are pregnant or parenting. 12/10/2007 |
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NYEC Tools for Effective Advocacy Handout - Dec. 2007
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NYEC Tools for Effective Advocacy Handout updated and developed to fit on one double sided page for the Washington Update workshop at the National Youth Development Symposium in Chicago, IL. 12/5/2007 |
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Washington Update PowerPoint Slides - National Youth Development Symposium - Dec. 2007
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This is the handout of power point slides from the Washington Update at the 2007 National Youth Development Symposium. 12/5/2007 |
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State Workforce Office Chart
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A chart containing the name, web address, director, phone number and addresss of each State's workforce executive office or department. |
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Career and Technical Education's Role in Dropout Prevention and Recovery (2007)
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This issue brief will explore the critical role that career and technical education (CTE) plays in dropout prevention and recovery. High quality career and technical education can help more students persist in and complete high school by preparing them for the postsecondary education and training that will be critical to future economic successes; by increasing student engagement; by building positive relationships; and by providing innovative delivery methods. Includes vignettes of programs or schools in Midwest City, Oklahoma; Miami, Florida; and Cincinnati, Ohio. --Retrieved Nov. 2007 |
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