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February 1, 2018
School-based health centers could improve Philly kids’ educational outcomes
Stoneleigh Fellow Julie Cousler Emig is featured by Generocity. “Asthma is the leading cause of absenteeism,” said Education Plus Health Executive Director Julie Cousler Emig. “School-based…
January 17, 2018
In class not cuffs: Rethinking school discipline
Stoneleigh Fellow Abigail Gray participated in an expert panel hosted by the Center for American Progress. For decades, it has been evident that public schools…
January 16, 2018
Kenney names 13 to help pick Philly’s new school board
Stoneleigh Board Member Wendell Pritchett is featured by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mayor Kenney on Tuesday named the 13 city residents who will shape Philadelphia’s new school…
January 10, 2018
Healing, not metal detectors, will dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline for good
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Ashley Sawyer discusses the potential for schools to be sources of healing and support in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. Schools…
January 4, 2018
Young people should be partners in the fight to end youth homelessness…
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Rashni Stanford interviews youth leader Da’Quan Wilson in Generocity. As 2018 begins, Philly continues the fight to end homelessness for teens…
January 2, 2018
Youth who help reformers must be treated as partners, not tokens
Stoneleigh Senior Program Officer Marie Williams lays out a path for improving advocates’ youth engagement in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. Policymakers, practitioners and advocates…
December 7, 2017
CHC grad helps reduce the number of student arrests
Stoneleigh Fellow Kevin Bethel and the Diversion Program are featured in the Chestnut Hill Local. As a Philadelphia policeman and later, deputy commissioner, Kevin Bethel,…
November 29, 2017
We can, should hold kids on probation accountable in a developmentally appropriate…
Stoneleigh Senior Program Officer Marie Williams outlines improved strategies for juvenile probation departments in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. In 2015, the most recent year…
November 29, 2017
The ACA’s impact on adolescent access to preventive health care
Stoneleigh Fellow Meredith Matone and Colette Rector highlight ways in which the Affordable Care Act has benefited adolescents’ health in PolicyLab. Open enrollment is here,…
November 28, 2017
Bleak statistics, hopeful discussion at Philadelphia forum on homeless youth
Stoneleigh Visiting Fellow Bob Listenbee is featured by CBS Philadelphia. The statistics are bleak — 28 percent of homeless youth have been in the foster…
November 24, 2017
Teens need families, no matter what: Identifying barriers so we can overcome…
Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow Dominique Mikell and Natane Eaddy emphasize the importance of supportive relationships in foster youth’s lives via Juvenile Law Center. In the…
November 16, 2017
Elizabeth Wingfield LAW ’17 wins the Ginsburg Writing Competition
Emerging Leader Fellow Lizzy Wingfield is featured by Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. The Philadelphia Bar Association has named Elizabeth Wingfield LAW ’17 as…
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