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"The child welfare system needs to do more to meet the developmental needs of adolescents, according to a recent study. 
A report from the Jim

"Juvenile Law Center and the Education Law Center are co-hosting a “tweet chat” about supporting educational success for youth in foster care. The chat spins off

"Research on adolescent development taught us that children are not just miniature adults. They make decisions differently, respond differently to incentives, and most importantly, they have

For this Transom Feature, we bring you our new two-part special, "Living With Murder." It's the story of Kempis Songster, who was given a mandatory

"According to a state violation report from April 2016, a staff member threw a resident against a bed so forcefully that the metal frame sliced

"This year, teen inmates represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and Juvenile Law Center brought a class-action lawsuit against prison officials. A federal judge

“Education, and especially special education, are very parent-driven processes,” said Kate Burdick, staff attorney at the Juvenile Law Center. “So when a student doesn’t have

"Foster children in Philadelphia face obstacle after obstacle in their quest to obtain a high-quality education.

Philadelphia had 8,020 children in foster care in 2016