The National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk (NDTAC)

National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk

Featured Resources Updated 08/19/2010

NEW! Making It Count: Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction for Students in Short-Term Facilities (PDF)

Research shows that youth in juvenile justice facilities tend to have lower academic skill levels than their nonincarcerated peers, often compounded by a history of negative school experiences. This guide provides recommendations along with related strategies and examples to assist teachers, administrators, and program coordinators in navigating the challenges faced by youth in short-term facilities and in implementing research-based instruction to improve mathematics proficiency.

NEW! Adolescent Literacy Guide: Meeting the Literacy Needs of Students in Juvenile Justice Facilities PDF

Students who are unable to read when released from a correctional facility often face a host of social and economic difficulties, including future unemployment and welfare dependence. This guide builds upon NDTAC’s previously published issue brief on literacy by providing five research-based recommendations and numerous strategies designed to assist administrators, teachers, and Part D coordinators in improving literacy skills and outcomes for these youth.

NDTAC Issue Brief: The Importance of Literacy for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System PDF

This issue brief illustrates the correlation between low literacy and involvement in the juvenile justice system and explores the impact of reading interventions on youth during and after incarceration.
Published January 2010

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NDTAC's Fast Facts Web pages provide easy-to-understand national and State-by-State data tables and graphics reflecting student demographics, academic performance, academic and vocational outcomes, and more. These pages now include data for school year 2007–08.

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John McLaughlin is the Federal Program Manager for the Title I, Part D, Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk Program.

The content of this Web site does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The programs/models featured on this site have not been evaluated by NDTAC. The site is meant to serve as a tool and to provide examples of work being done in the field. This Web site was created and is maintained by American Institutes for Research (AIR) through funding from the U.S. Department of Education, contract no. ED-04-CO-0025/0006.
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