Journalism Center on Children & Families

-- HOME -- Journalism Center on Children and Families. Inspiring Journalists, Guiding Coverage

CJC needs your support : Learn More

2009 Casey Medal. Awarded for exemplary reporting on children and families. Stories must be published or aired in 2008. Application are due on March 4, 2009. Learn More.


	A free e-mail featuring the most compelling child/family stories.

"Communities in Flux: The Impact of Economic Turmoil and Shifting Demographics"
Nov. 16-18, 2008
Chicago, Ill.

	DAILY NEWS “Philly School Rekindles Same-Sex Education Debate” 9.5.08, *The Associated Press/NPR* Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia, one of the city’s newer charter schools, recently began its second year, with a goal of being an educational beacon in the financially and academically troubled school district, according to The Associated Press. Because it’s a single-sex public school – one of four in the city – Boys’ Latin faced huge opposition and almost didn’t exist: Critics don’t think taxpayers should shoulder the burden for a prep school curriculum for boys only. But supporters say the school is desperately needed in a city where 45 percent of students drop out and male academic achievement is an issue, AP reports. Despite a dress code, long days with a grueling curriculum, and no girls, the school has 270 boys enrolled and 100 more are on a waiting list. Read the Story “Behavior Disorders in Teens Are Focus of New R&D Effort” 9.3.08, Education Week, Christina A. Samuels A 2006 report from the U.S. Department of Education finds that the high school graduation rate for students identified as emotionally disturbed was only 35 percent in 2002, the latest year for which figures were available, while 56 percent of those students dropped out. Educators are concerned that by the time students with behavioral or emotional problems get to high school, they may be so alienated or disruptive that they simply drop out. As a result, a consortium of seven universities has received a $9.6 million grant from the federal government to establish the National Research and Development Center on Serious Behavior Disorders at the Secondary Level. Read the Story “High School Diploma Doesn’t Lead Families Out of Low-Income Life, Study Shows” 9.3.08, Rocky Mountain News (Denver), Bill Scanlon A new study by the National Center for Children in Poverty indicates that in Colorado a high school education isn’t enough to lift parents and children out of a low-income life, according to the Rocky Mountain News. Researchers say that Colorado parents without any college education are more likely than not to raise their kids in near poverty. The report found that 85 percent of Colorado children whose parents don’t have a high school degree live in households where the income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Megan Ferland, president of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, told the Rocky Mountain News that factors leading to poverty include an economy in malaise and the cycle of young women giving birth before they finish high school and before they are married. Read the Story

GENA FITZGERALD NAMED CENTER'S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR More>

Specialized Reporting Institute
Apply today for our upcoming reporting seminar supported by the McCormick Foundation. More>

WINNERS OF THE 2008 CASEY MEDALS More>

Kids Count Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 19th annual report. More>

COVERING NONPROFIT GROUPS
Find tips and resources.

ARCHIVED WEBINAR
View here.

THE TOOLS YOU NEED

Tip sheets, backgrounders, story ideas and resources on a range of topics are available in the tips & features section of the J-Community. Can't find the contacts or information you need? Call the center: 301.699.5133.

JOIN THE LISTSERV

Journalists share sources and solutions. Register in the J-Community.

The Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media working with the Knight Foundation, has introduced a new online course as a guide to covering the education beat. Learn more about the most pressing issues facing the educational system today, and get tips on covering the beat.

FEATURES

2008 Demographic & Immigration Trends

Find contacts and resources.

Foster Care From the Inside

A journalist-turned-adoptive mother shares an insider’s view of foster care. More>

Funding Watch

Who controls federal spending on foster-care programs? See our in-depth chart.

Getting Access

Having trouble getting access to government information? Get background and tips from this story by Carol Guensburg.

Which education issues will dominate the presidential campaigns? More >

The Journalism Center's Children's Beat Magazine

Journalists: request a copy Children'sBeat2007-08

American Journalism Review

Also published by Maryland's

j-school, the magazine offers in-depth media criticism and timely reporting. Learn more.

The Journalism Center is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, Challenge Fund for Journalism, Freddie Mac Foundation and individual donors.


	Features, tips and a private listserv. For working journalists. Sign up now>

2008 Journalism Center on Children & Families | Privacy Policy | Contact Us