There has been a series of articles, with the final installment just released, in the Chronicle of Social Change focusing on the notion of building a system that includes positive youth development principles at its core. And Jeffrey Butts has produced a great briefing paper, Strengthening Youth Justice Practices with Developmental...
A surge in the number of childless adults enrolled in BadgerCare is increasing the total cost of maintaining existing coverage and is thereby increasing the price of not tapping Wisconsin’s share of federal funding for Medicaid expansions. The large jump in enrollment of childless adults who are below the poverty level is one of the...
New research verifies findings of multiple studies that high-quality early care and education helps children prepare for school and narrow the achievement gap, with a strong impact for children from low-income families. A summary of the study, Early education narrows achievement gap, describes the findings of the University of North...
It is rare that bi-partisan support emerges so strongly for an issue as has developed around the “rightness” of returning jurisdiction for first-time, non-violent 17 year olds to juvenile court. This could not have been more evident than in a presentation in the Capitol on March 31 by Grover Norquist. More famous for his work on with...
The Center for Law & Social Policy (CLASP) has a new commentary posted by their executive director. It is a discussion of the "two-gen" strategy and how it can benefit non-custodial parents. Worth a read. Click on the link below: Two-Generational Strategies Can Help Fathers, Too
The most recent figures available from the Department of Justice continue the amazing trend of declining numbers of Wisconsin juveniles being arrested each year. Between 2009 and 2013 the number of juveniles arrested declined by over 30,000, representing a decrease of 36.3 percent. Arrests declined in all but seven...
Recent Developments Bolster New “Top Ten” List of Reasons to Tap Wisconsin’s Share of Medicaid Funding As new BadgerCare enrollment figures have become available and we've learned more about the state budget bill, it has become even more obvious that our state shouldn’t turn its back on the funding for Medicaid expansions that...
On Monday, March 23, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns five. Like many five year olds, the ACA enters its fifth year following some turbulent early years but also astounding growth and progress. While there are numerous aspects of the ACA worth celebrating, here are just a few recent developments that add to the long list of reasons...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Wisconsin an $11 million grant to continue and expand the Family Foundations Comprehensive home Visiting (FFHV) program in Wisconsin. The FFHV program is a joint effort by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) aimed at...
The Early Learning Coalition is proposing a $40 million increase in child care to improve the quality of child care for 46,000 low-income children. The Coalition’s proposal indicates that “an investment of $40 million per yearly would partially restore the child care payments cut in recent years, and strengthen the sustainability of...
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