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Posts archive for 2016
ESSA Creates New Federal Rights for Foster Children to School Stability
In December 2015, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA amends the Elementary and Secondary […]
DCF Rewriting Its Regulations
DCF is in the process of rewriting its regulations. The agency anticipates submitting between one and four sets of proposed […]
Presidential Proclamation — National Youth Justice Awareness Month, 2016
NATIONAL YOUTH JUSTICE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES […]
Debtor’s Prisons for Kids? The High Cost of Fees and Fines in the Juvenile Justice System.
The Juvenile Law Center (JLC) today released Debtors’ Prison for Kids? The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the […]
State holds first “Reunification Day Celebration” in Berkshire County
On Tuesday, June 28, 2016, for the first time in Berkshire County, local agencies hosted a Reunification Day Celebration to […]
Another Huge Loss in the Indigent Defense Community
Bob Spangenberg – taken in 2011 when he joined the faculty at Boston University Law School Sad news as another […]
Recognition Well-Deserved – Atty. Anne Goldbach Receives the 2016 MACDL Clarence Gideon Award
On June 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) presented our colleague, Atty. Anne C. Goldbach, with […]
Massachusetts Has Lost An Indigent Defense Giant
Gerry Schaefer surrounded by old colleagues at the CPCS 25th Anniversary Party in 2009. Attorney Gerry Schaefer, former head of […]
High School Suspensions Cost The Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates
When students get suspended from school for a few days, they may not be the only ones who miss out. […]