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September 30, 2010 - From the field
First Look Program to Help Stabilize Struggling Communities
The nation’s top mortgage lenders agreed to offer selected state and local governments and nonprofit organizations right of first refusal to purchase foreclosed homes. Read More
September 15, 2010 - From the field
Learning by Playing
The New York Times' Magazine profiles the nation's first public school based on the principles of game design. Read More
August 26, 2010 - From the field
Louisiana, Illinois Enact Juvenile Justice Reform Laws
Lawmakers in the two states approved several juvenile justice reform bills that are consistent with the goals of the Foundation’s Models for Change reform initiative. Read More
August 10, 2010 - From the field
Wachovia Wells Fargo Next Awards for Opportunity Finance Announce 2010 Finalists
Four leading community development financial institutions are competing for $8.25 million. Read More
July 30, 2010 - In the Media
Juvenile Justice: Report Finds Youth Prisons Providing Inadequate Mental Health Treatment
July 29, 2010 - Publication
Report Examines Behavioral Health Needs in the Illinois Juvenile Justice System
A new report by Illinois Models for Change outlines the challenges and makes recommendations to improve behavioral health services for youth in the state's juvenile justice facilities. Read More
July 27, 2010 - Publication
National Town Meetings on Our Fiscal Future
3,500 Americans gathered together at 57 sites across the country to deliberate about our nation's fiscal future. Read More
July 21, 2010 - Speech
MacArthur President Robert Gallucci Introduces America's Fiscal Future: Making Difficult Choices
As a nation, we have been over-spending, over-promising, and over-borrowing. Our panelists will go into the details of how this came to be, and what the implications are for the United States. Read More
July 14, 2010 - From the field
Education: Reform or Transformation?
An article about the Aspen Institute Festival of Ideas features Education Director Connie Yowell, who comments on how the educational system should change to accommodate new ways of learning. Read More
June 28, 2010 - Publication
School Uses Video Games To Teach Thinking Skills
All Things Considered takes a closer look at New York City's Quest to Learn, the nation's first public school based on principles of game design. Read More
June 27, 2010 - From the field
"Global Migration: A World Ever More on the Move"
An overview of global migration suggests immigration challenges in the U.S. today are bigger and farther-reaching than ever before. Demetri Papademetriou, a co-founder of grantee the Migration Policy Institute, is quoted. Read More
