Educational Attainment Data Encouraging Recent data show that more Americans are earning higher levels of education, due in part to the increase of federal funds to help support education. In 2012, 59% of the U.S. population ages 25 to 34 had a high school diploma or less; 9% had an associate's degree, and 33% had a bachelor's degree or higher (an increase of 2.5 million young people since 2000). Read More
Measuring Developmental Outcomes in Evidence-Based Programs It is important for evidence-based programs for young people to track the right developmental outcomes. The Casey Foundation has compiled a set of measures to help determine if youth are meeting key milestones in behavior, emotional well-being, education and physical health. Read More
Bringing Leah Back Home: Reunification and the Lifelong Families Model This video tells the story of Leah and how she reunified with her birth mom through services provided by the Foundation's former direct service agency. Read More
Giving Kids a Healthy Start Educare Atlanta launched the Healthy Beginnings System of Care in early 2011, integrating quality educational experiences with health services to ensure that children in the Atlanta Civic Site are healthy, developing on track, thriving socially and emotionally and achieving academic success by the end of third grade. Read More
In 2012, More Kids Lived in Single-Parent Families In 2012, 35% of children (24.7 million) lived in single-parent families. Learn more. Read More
Iowa Celebrates Attendance Awareness Month Learn about Up, Up, and Attend — the super-hero themed attendance awareness campaign that is being used in Grade-Level Reading (GLR) communities throughout the United States. Read More
What's Best for Children The research is clear: Living in families is what’s best for children, no matter their age. View this presentation given to the National Governors Association. Read More
Revisions to JDAI Facility Assessment Standards on the Way The U.S. Department of Justice has issued the final Prison Rape Elimination Act standards, outlining the steps juvenile and adult facilities must take to address sexual misconduct prevention, detection and response. Read More
Missouri Judge Named 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award Recipient The Honorable Jimmie Edwards, who for a number of years led JDAI reform in the city of St. Louis, Mo., has been selected to receive the 2013 William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence from the National Center for State Courts. Read More
More Children Insured Hitting a three-decade record, 9% of U.S. children (7 million) were without health insurance in 2011. This represents one million more children with insurance than in 2000. Read More
