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America’s Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:11 -0500

This report, a product of The National Council of La Raza and the Campaign for Youth Justice, examines recent information about Latino youth in the justice system with a specific focus on youth tried as adults.

Closing the Achievement Gap

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:29:38 -0500

The Closing the Achievement Gap series explores Casey’s education investments in detail
and presents stories, results, and lessons learned. This particular publication describes Casey’s
efforts to develop a flexible but rigorous results measurement system that enables the

Racial Disparities Found Under State Health Plans

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:12:25 -0500

A detailed analysis of state-provided data has found racial disparities in health care among the three million New Yorkers in the state’s public insurance programs.

Residential Segregation and Low-Income Working Families

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:28:24 -0500

Historically, residential segregation constrained where minorities could live, contributing to disparities in education, employment, and wealth. Researchers interested in the well-being and future prospects of low-income working families have not yet explored how their residential patterns may vary across racial and ethnic lines or considered the implications of these patterns.

Higher Poverty Rates Found in LGBT Community

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:35:28 -0500

Recent data has found that denying LGBT people equal access to the institution of marriage, protection from employment discrimination, and other civil rights and family benefits may be contributing to higher poverty rates in the LGBT community than in the general population overall.

Mapping Poverty in New York City: Pinpointing the Impact of Poverty, Community by Community

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:41:00 -0500

New Yorkers are living with the effects of poverty in every part of New York City, but the
experience of poverty remains closely tied to place. Half of the city’s 1.4 million poor
people live in neighborhoods where the poverty rate is at least 24.8 percent (compared

Bill Would Broaden Hate Crime Law

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:42:33 -0500

Senate Democrats said this week that they would seek to broaden the federal hate crimes law to protect victims of attacks based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disabilities. To lift

Disparities in Child Outcomes Found Among Infants

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:20 -0500

A new study finds disparities between poor, at-risk children and more advantaged children as early as 9 months of age - extending prior research that primarily focuses on disparities at kindergarten entry and beyond.

DREAM Act Shouldn't Languish

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:09:08 -0500

A June 23, 2009 New York Times editorial put a human face on the struggles of students arriving in America as children and graduating high school only to face huge barriers imposed by their undocumented status.

Helping Immigrant and Refugee Students

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:42:50 -0600

This Center for Health and Health Care in Schools webinar on Feb. 24, 2009 will address partnering with families to meet the mental health needs of immigrant and refugee children.

Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Key Federal Policy Recommendations

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:05:57 -0600

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has issued policy recommendations for reforming juvenile justice, reducing poverty, rebuilding the child welfare system and improving data. On juvenile justice, the Foundation says the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act should be reauthorized with enhanced provisions to reduce racial disparities, strengthen core protections against confining status offenders and mingling juveniles with adult offenders.

President Obama Signs SCHIP into Law

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:53:30 -0600

The SCHIP reauthorization will extend health coverage to four million more children and end the five-year waiting period for health care required of legal immigrant children and pregnant women.

Hispanic Children Reap Big Benefits from Oklahoma Pre-K Program

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:27:55 -0600

Oklahoma's universal pre-K program has shown dramatic benefits for Hispanic students who participate in high-quality preschool programs. These children, especially those from Spanish-speaking homes, improve their English and cognitive development skills and are more likely to be prepared for kindergarten than those not enrolled.

Reviving the Goal of an Integrated Society

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:16:31 -0600

This Harvard Civil Rights Project report outlines serious challenges to the dream of equal opportunity for all students. Recent court decisions have made it more difficult to fight pressures for re-segregation -- blacks and Latino students are segregated more now than in the last four decades. The failure to address the challenges of growing student diversity is leading to a two-tiered educational system that isolates white students and disadvantages students of color.

GLSEN 2007 National School Climate Survey

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:50:54 -0500

The Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN) survey—released in October 2008—looks at the scope of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools, its impact
on the student experience a