Federal Guidance Aims To Improve the Quality of Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities A joint policy guidance package announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan aims to substantially improve the quality of education provided in juvenile justice facilities. Read More
More than a Million Fewer Detention Days for Youth The new Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative's Results Report demonstrates the impact of the Foundation's juvenile justice reform efforts. Read More
Closing the School-to-Prison Pipeline in New Orleans Friends and Families of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children and the Youth Empowerment Project work with juveniles and their families to help stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline in New Orleans. Read More
Five Questions with Casey: Irene Lee and the Foundation's Work on Immigration Issues Irene Lee directs the Foundation’s work focused on ensuring individuals and families have access to economic opportunity and started our grant making around refugee and immigrant families. She sits down for Five Questions with Casey. Read More
Mortality Rates for Children Improved Across the Board In the past three decades, the United States has made across-the-board progress in improving the rates of mortality among children (from birth to age 19). Read More
More Children With Parents Who Lack Secure Employment Compared to 2008, 3 million more children in 2013 lived with parents who lacked secure employment. Despite this overall increase, there has been a steady decline from 2010 to 2013. Read More
Housing Burden Disproportionately Affects Children of Color Statistics on how the housing burden disproportionately affects children of color. Read More
Webinar on Essential Ingredients for Lasting Community Change An Dec. 10 webinar hosted by the Center for the Study of Social Policy focuses on the core capacities needed to achieve lasting community change, drawing from the experiences of communities that participated in Casey's Making Connections initiative. Read More
More Teens With High School Diploma Most states see improvement in high school graduation rates. Read More
Academic Success in Low-Income New Jersey School District Offers National Model Low-income students of color thrive in Union City, New Jersey, public schools. Journalist Soledad O'Brien shares how one city has transformed education to benefit all of its children. Read More