Blog Archive

New Guide Helps Schools Improve With Evidence-Based Interventions

The Florida Center for Reading Research recently released An SEA Guide for Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions for School Improvement, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, the Overdeck Family Foundation and the Casey Foundation. The guide will assist State Education Agencies in turning around schools requiring comprehensive or targeted support.

American Indian Children Left Behind in Extreme Poverty

In 2017, nearly 20% of American Indian children were growing up in extreme poverty. See how often kids from other racial and ethnic groups experience extreme poverty.

Young Leaders Shape Casey’s Latest Results Count Offering

The Casey Foundation looked to young adults to help shape its leadership development program for emerging professionals. Learn about the effort.

Video Captures Promise of Southwest Atlanta's Pittsburgh Neighborhood

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And the Survey Says: Aspen Institute Examines Efforts to Connect Young Adults to Jobs

Nearly 6.7 million young adults are not working or in school, and the young adult unemployment rate hit 12.2% — more than double the national unemployment rate — in June 2015. The consequences of unemployment and underemployment can be long-lasting and include reduced wages, decreased productivity and shortened career ladders.

Recognizing the challenges facing America’s youngest workers, the Foundation commissioned the Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative to examine how organizations are helping adults ages 18 to 29 succeed in today’s labor market. The report gathered feedback from nearly 400 individuals at 340 organizations nationwide.

Federal Guidance Aims To Improve the Quality of Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities

A joint policy guidance package announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan aims to substantially improve the quality of education provided in juvenile justice facilities.

Attorney General Eric Holder Energizes KIDS COUNT Conference

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder celebrated the Foundation as “a champion for disadvantaged young people from coast to coast” that has broken barriers, strengthened families and contributed to improvements in juvenile justice, in a stirring Oct. 1 speech during the Foundation’s KIDS COUNT conference in Baltimore.

Missouri County Maps Youth Programs

Members of Johnson County, Missouri, JDAI are "mapping" available youth programs in an effort to evaluate their system's strengths and deficiencies.

Community Matters Webinar Explores Ways to Expand Economic Opportunity Locally

The East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative is the largest urban redevelopment effort in Baltimore in decades. A major priority of the initiative was to increase economic opportunity through job creation and contract opportunities for local, minority and women-owned businesses. This webinar explores and highlights the project’s efforts and achievements to that end, as well as similar endeavors underway in New Orleans.