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Rethinking Rules for Juveniles in Adult Court Print E-mail
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Maggie Clark (Stateline)   
Friday, 18 May 2012 03:00
Juvenile Court Rules.Denver, CO, USA. Colorado legislators placed limits on juvenile transfers to adult court, mirroring a national trend to focus more on rehabilitation and less on retribution.

Reacting to the rise in youth violence that peaked in 1994, every state had created youth transfer policies to send more teenagers to adult court and extend sentences for most crimes.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 07:23
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Next Class of Teachers Enters Changing Profession Print E-mail
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Ben Wieder (Stateline)   
Monday, 14 May 2012 03:00
Administrators from Warsaw Community Schools interviewed dozens of prospective teachers at the Ball State University teacher fair in Muncie, Indiana. They were hiring for about 20 positions district-wide. Photo courtesy of Ben Wieder.Muncie, IN, USA. Several states made controversial changes to the evaluation, pay and retention of teachers, claiming improved teaching quality and student performance.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 May 2012 08:18
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A Turning Point for Gay Marriage? Print E-mail
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Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Josh Goodman (Stateline)   
Friday, 04 May 2012 09:00
Infographic: Gay Marriage.Washington, DC, USA. Same-sex marriage supporters won big victories in state courts and state capitals in recent years. Now they hope to extend that success to the ballot box.

Thirty-three times since 1998, states have voted on gay marriage ballot measures. Thirty-two of those times, opponents of gay marriage have won.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 08:27
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States Struggling to Slow Tuition Growth Print E-mail
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Ben Wieder (Stateline)   
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 03:00
College Tuition Growth.Phoenix, AZ, USA. State support for public universities can't keep up with enrollment growth and inflation, so at least 20 states raised tuition to cover educational costs.

Arizona has led the nation in tuition increases over the past 5 years. Next year, the cost will be frozen in the face of heightened attention to college affordability. Is tuition growth slowing?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 07:09
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Why Do Fewer Moms Apply for WIC? Print E-mail
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Pamela M. Prah (Stateline)   
Monday, 30 April 2012 03:00
WIC.Washington, DC, USA. You might expect that WIC, a federal program to help needy mothers buy food for their children, would see increased participation, but the opposite is true.

There isn’t one answer to explain the recent decline in the number of women and young children in the WICS program, which the government officially calls the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

Last Updated on Monday, 30 April 2012 08:58
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