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September 16, 2008 - From the field
New Survey Shatters Stereotypes About Teens and Video Games
A new national survey finds that virtually all American teens play computer, console, or mobile phone games and that the gaming experience is rich and varied, with significant social interaction and potential for civic engagement. The ... Read More
August 23, 2008 - Commentary
MacArthur's Jonathan Fanton Calls for Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Reform
In a letter to the New York Times editors, MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton argues that such reform must include the nation's mental health, child welfare, and education systems. Read More
August 19, 2008 - From the field
Common Sense Media Receives Grant to Engage Parents in Kids’ Digital Media Lives
Common Sense Media, the nation's leading nonprofit organization working to improve kids' media lives, received a $500,000 grant from MacArthur. Read More
August 18, 2008 - Press release
Second Annual Open-Call for Digital Media and Learning Competition
MacArthur, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network HASTAC, announced a second annual digital media and learning competition. Read More
August 5, 2008 - From the field
Designing an Educational Framework for Games and Learning
The Situated Multimedia Art Learning Lab (SMALLab) program at Arizona State University recently received a nearly $600,000 grant to share with the New York City-based nonprofit, Institute of Play, from MacArthur. Read More
July 29, 2008 - Press release
Civic Leaders Announce Unprecedented Year-Long Initiative: World’s Largest Science Celebration
Chicago’s leading scientific, academic, corporate and non-profit institutions gathered to announce plans for the world’s largest science celebration, scheduled to launch this fall. Read More
June 26, 2008 - Publication
Changing Course: A Review of the First Two Years of Drug Transfer Reform in Illinois
Prepared for the Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative by Elizabeth Kooy. The preparation of this document was supported by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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June 26, 2008 - From the field
Keeping Youth Out of Adult Courts Better for Children, Safer for Communities, According to Study
The 2005 repeal of a state law that once forced children accused of drug offenses into adult criminal courts has not compromised public safety and, instead, has provided hundreds of Illinois youth a greater opportunity to ... Read More
June 2, 2008 - From the field
17 Innovative Projects Share $2 Million in Inaugural Digital Media & Learning Competition
Selected from a pool of more than 1000 applications, the MacArthur Foundation and HASTAC announced awards of up to $238,000 for 17 projects that are expected to produce promising innovations in the use of digital ... Read More
April 4, 2008 - Press release
New MacArthur Action Network to Address Legal Representation for Indigent Juveniles
MacArthur Foundation announced the creation of a new national action network. Read More
March 17, 2008 - Press release
New International Journal of Learning and Media to be Published by Monterey Institute of Technology & MIT Press
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) has received a $2 million grant from MacArthur to support the development and publication of a new quarterly journal. Read More
March 11, 2008 - Publication
Report Documents Dangers to Youth in Adult Jails
It is extremely difficult to keep youth safe in adult jails, according to a new report by the Campaign for Youth Justice. It found that 21% of all substantiated victims of inmate-on-inmate sexual violence were under ... Read More
March 6, 2008 - Speech
"Rights and Responsibilities Online: A Paradox for Our Times," Remarks by Jonathan F. Fanton at the Institute of Museum and Library Services Webwise Conference
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses how to keep institutions—schools, museums, libraries—central to the task of providing information people need. Read More
February 29, 2008 - From the field
Research Network Influences ABA Policy on Juveniles
Informed by MacArthur-supported research, the American Bar Association (ABA) has adopted a policy calling for less punitive sentencing of juvenile offenders, including life without parole Read More
February 27, 2008 - Press release
MacArthur Grant to Bolster Public Interest, Advocacy in Digital Copyright
The American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) announces that its major digital copyright programs and initiatives to strengthen the public access to information, especially in libraries, will be supported by a generous ... Read More