Tennessee State Child Well-Being Report Says Crime Among Minors In Decline
Tennessee’s State Of The Child 2023 Report Finds Crime Among Minors Within The State Is In Decline, But Especially In Shelby And Davidson Counties.
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Juvenile Detention Center In East TN Continues To Violate State Law On Solitary Confinement
Despite Changes In Law Regarding The Treatment Of Juvenile Delinquents, One Juvenile Detention Center In East Tennessee Had Neglected To Keep Up With New Regulations And Continues To Punish Children With Isolation More Than Any Other Facility In The State.
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Tennessee Subcommittee Votes To Extend Commission On Children And Youth
The Tennessee Joint Operations Subcommittee Voted This Week To Extend The Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth, Even After Governor Bill Lee’s Office Supported A Bill That Would Have Dissolved It.
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Coffee County D.A. Addresses “Homeschooling And Truancy Cases” At GOP Meeting, Avoids Taking Questions
According To Our Sources, “No Questions” Northcutt Pacified Republicans With A Pro-Homeschooling Narrative But Took No Questions From The 20% Of Attendees Who Were At The Meeting Specifically To Hear From Him On This Issue.
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Annual “Kids Count” Report Finds Few Improvements To Well-Being Of Tennessee Children
An Annual Report On The State Of Tennessee Kids Has Found Slight Improvements In Child Poverty Rates But Limited — And Even Downward —Shifts In Longstanding Poor Outcomes To Their Health, Education And Well-Being.
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Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth Report Shows One In Five Kids Live In Poverty
According To A New Report From the Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth, Nearly One In Five Tennessee Kids Live In Poverty And It Varies Greatly By Geography.
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Governor Lee’s Office Pushes To Dissolve Commission On Children And Youth Amid Foster Care Woes
Despite A State Crisis In Which Foster Children Are Staying In Worker’s Offices, Gov. Bill Lee’s Office Wants To Dissolve The Independent Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth.
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Tennessee DCS – A History of Failures
In December 2022, The Comptroller’s Office Released The Second Of Two Audits In Two Years. This Audit Makes It Clear To State Lawmakers That DCS Has A Long History Of Failures. Since The Time The Department Of Children’s Services Was Created In 1996, DCS Has Faced Recurring Issues That Management Has Struggled To Address.
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Report Says Childcare In Tennessee Costs More Than University Tuition
The Tennessee Commission On Children And Youth In Their Annual State Of The Child Report Found That Childcare In Tennessee Costs More Than In-State Public University Tuition.
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