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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. School reform doesn't work

    In their commentary ("Six steps for post-Alonso school reform," May 14), Thomas Wilcox, Diane Bell-McKoy and Laura Gamble use many lofty and idealistic sounding words to promote their vision. However, it bears noting that education "reformers" are well-versed in using terms that have an appeal, yet bear little substance. It's part of the script to sell the public on a model for education that actually requires a deeper analysis and understanding. Words like "choice" and "accountability" have done for the corporate-model of education reform what buzz words like "whole grain" and "real fruit juice" have done for the food processing industry. Thus, commentaries such as this warrant a translation. My translation as follows is not grounded in empty rhetoric or phrases, but instead relies on facts and examples from other urban areas, to predict what such school, reform may indeed come to look like in Baltimore. The question will then remain: are we willing to buy this model? Or should we read the label more carefully?
    In their commentary ("Six steps for post-Alonso school reform," May 14), Thomas Wilcox, Diane Bell-McKoy and Laura Gamble use many lofty and idealistic sounding words to promote their vision. However, it bears noting that education "reformers" are well-...

    Tags: Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Public Schools, Economy, Business and Finance, Catonsville

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  2. Teens learn worker skills on-the-job

    Summer job opportunities could be increasing for teenagers, but much more than money is at stake for teens hoping to work this summer.
    Summer job opportunities could be increasing for teenagers, but much more than money is at stake for teens hoping to work this summer. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.4 million teens between the ages of 16 and19 landed summer jobs...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Employment, Unemployment Benefits

    3. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Progress at DJS

    The independent watchdog agency that oversees Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services recently released a report showing the state made important progress last year toward improving conditions for youths held in its three largest juvenile detention facilities. That's good news given the years of problems the system has encountered with overcrowding, incidents of violence, high staff turnover and aging facilities. Now the state needs to build on those gains by replicating the successful programs at its largest institutions in smaller facilities statewide.
    The independent watchdog agency that oversees Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services recently released a report showing the state made important progress last year toward improving conditions for youths held in its three largest juvenile detention...

    Tags: Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Baltimore County, Carroll County (Maryland)

    4. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  4. When the heart says Baltimore and the head says D.C.

    Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to.
    Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to. It was 2008. Like many employers, Urbanite magazine, where I worked, was feeling the effects of the Great Recession, so I would soon...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Muammar Gaddafi, London School of Economics, Brookings Institution, East Baltimore Development Inc.

    5. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Smartening Up On Approach To Young Offenders

    The Hartford Courant
    Two reports released this week establish Connecticut as a national leader in the trend to end the costly and counterproductive reliance on incarceration for youthful offenders. A Kids Count Data Snapshot released on Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey...

    Tags: Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Health Treatments

    6. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Report finds youth incarceration on steep decline in Md., U.S.

    The rate of youth confinement in Maryland declined by nearly half over a 13-year period, outpacing the national average amid a "sea change" in the approach toward dealing with young people who break the law, according to a report released by a national youth advocacy group.
    The rate of youth confinement in Maryland declined by nearly half over a 13-year period, outpacing the national average amid a "sea change" in the approach toward dealing with young people who break the law, according to a report released by a national...

    Tags: Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

    7. Dec 23, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  7. Judge Nemeth gives his parting words

    SOUTH BEND -- The teen was struggling as two guards pulled her down the hallway of the Juvenile Justice Center last week, crying and cursing as she unsuccessfully demanded her release. Those sitting in the nearby offices of St. Joseph County Probate Judge...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Prisons, Mitch Daniels, Abusive Behavior, Government

    8. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. About 93,000 young adults in Md. out of school and not working

    In Maryland, 93,000 teens and young adults are neither working nor in school, a trend that threatens future financial stability and predicts chronic joblessness, advocates said Monday. And unemployment among those ages 16 to 24 is the highest in the...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unemployment, McDonald's, Career and Workplace, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated

    9. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. Florida is tied for worst record of employing teens

    Florida is tied with California for having the worst record of employing teens: Only 18 percent have jobs, according to a new study released Monday.
    Sun Sentinel
    Florida is tied with California for having the worst record of employing teens: Only 18 percent have jobs, according to a new study released Monday. "At this rate, a generation will grow up with little early work experience, missing the chance to...
    10. Jul 15, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Casey foundation ends foster care program after 36 years

    About 30 foster children in Baltimore stand to lose their social workers — for some the one constant in lives prone to turmoil — as the Annie E. Casey Foundation begins a new mission intended to extend its reach. The Baltimore-based...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Social Services, Substance Abuse

    11. Jul 27, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Midwest fares well in child study

    BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A new report says children in four Great Plains states are more likely to have parents with jobs and manageable living costs. The Annie E. Casey Foundation publishes a national study called Kids Count that measures child well-...

    Tags: Moody's Corporation, Parenting

    12. Jul 27, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. New report gives Pennsylvania mixed grades for child-rearing.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Pennsylvania gets mixed grades in a new, nationwide report on child-rearing, ranking near the top of states in education but in the middle of the pack for indicators on poverty and family stability. The new Kids Count report by the......
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