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May 27, 2010 - From the field
Supreme Court Limits Life without Parole for Juveniles
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juveniles may not be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide because it violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Read More
May 12, 2010 - Press release
Digital Media & Learning Competition
Ten winners of the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition were announced today at a celebration of National Lab Day in Washington, DC, to promote science, technology, engineering and math across the country. Read More
April 29, 2010 - From the field
Our Courts Online Games Prove Popular
An outside evaluation finds that MacArthur grantee Our Courts, a web-based project to teach civics to middle school children, is having a positive effect on social studies education. Read More
March 25, 2010 - From the field
New Report Highlights Reproductive Health Needs of India’s Youth
The MacArthur-supported "Youth in India: Situation and Needs" is the first comprehensive report on the sexual and reproductive health needs of young Indians. Read More
March 2, 2010 - From the field
First Lady Highlights Need for Grocery Stores in Underserved Communities
As part of a campaign to prevent childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Treasury visited a Philadelphia grocer supported by MacArthur grantee The Reinvestment Fund, which helps finance grocery stores ... Read More
February 26, 2010 - Publication
What Mozilla Could Teach Government
A new report in a MacArthur-funded series on digital media and learning, "Peer Participation and Software," examines whether Mozilla's participatory approach to software development could be applied to political and civic engagement. Read More
February 8, 2010 - Commentary
Inspire a New Generation of Game Experiences for Children
MacArthur Director of Education Connie Yowell advocates a new MacArthur contest to draw out edgy, gripping 21st century gaming experiences that leverage the incredible popularity and learning potential of games. Read More
February 3, 2010 - From the field
Inside & Out
Chicago Public Radio offers a six-month series of personal stories, investigative reports, interviews, analysis, photo essays and community events about young people and juvenile justice in Illinois. Read More
January 26, 2010 - From the field
UNCF Launches Digital Media and Learning Public Forum Series
MacArthur awarded $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund in support of the "UNCF Digital Media and Learning in Multicultural Contexts Public Forum Series." Read More
January 15, 2010 - From the field
States Rethink “Adult Time for Adult Crime”
This story examines how states are beginning to reconsider policies that treat youth offenders as adults and quotes Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg. Read More
December 23, 2009 - From the field
Florida Adopts New Procedures for Juveniles
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion amending the state’s juvenile procedures, making them consistent with the principles underlying the Foundation’s Models for Change juvenile justice reform initiative. Read More
December 16, 2009 - From the field
$2 Million Competition Opens for Ideas to Transform Learning
MacArthur, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network HASTAC, today launched the third annual open-call competition Read More
December 9, 2009 - Press release
Report Finds No Benefit to Sending Juvenile Offenders to Expensive Institutional Placements
As many states face budget shortfalls, a new report on youth convicted of serious offenses finds that stays in expensive institutional placements produced no measurable results. Read More
November 25, 2009 - From the field
Research Network Findings on Juveniles Cited in Supreme Court Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases from Florida that ask whether sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole violates the Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Read More
November 23, 2009 - Press release
$2 Million Competition Seeks Ideas to Transform Learning
As President Obama called for new efforts to reimagine and improve education in science and math, MacArthur announced a $2 million open competition for ideas to transform learning using digital media. Read More