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Download full textCenter for Law and Education, Boston, MA. – 1991
Information is provided about the legal developments affecting the educational rights of homeless students that were made by the McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-645). Presented in three parts, Part 1 gives an overview of some of the problems that keep homeless children from attending school or hindering their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Constitutional Law, Educational Needs
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1977
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the first in a series of 19 hearings dating from…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Child Development, Delinquent Behavior
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
Primarily an assessment of current conditions among America's children, youth, families, and of relevant public and private sector policies, this report also contains examples of how families and communities are responding successfully to the challenges before them. Specifically, part I addresses issues of infant mortality; children's health; the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Costs
Shelton, Lawrence G. – 1979
Recent trends in litigation involving child custody, parental rights, foster care, and child abuse draw heavily on interpretations of developmental research and theory. In a recent landmark case, a developmentalist testified on a number of issues for which scant developmental data were found. These issues included neonatal bonding and the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect, Court Litigation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1999
This subcommittee report to the 105th meeting of the United States Congress was prepared to help enact legislation that will help prevent and reduce juvenile crime. The hearing determined that there is a problem in our society with children killing children; this problem is not limited to the inner cities; the majority of violence occurs among…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education
Quimby, Freeman H.; Chapman, Cynthia B. – 1974
This document was compiled by the Specialist, Life Sciences, Science Policy Research Division and the Analyst, Biological Sciences, Science Policy Research Division of the Library of Congress in response to a request of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. Submitted under the general title, "A Compilation of Key Papers for Use…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Anthologies, Child Development, Cognitive Development
