NCJ Number
213890
Journal
Corrections Today Magazine Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: April 2006 Pages: 143-146
Date Published
April 2006
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes the National Collaboration Project (NCP), a project designed to help States implement the juvenile justice education requirements of "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB).
Abstract
The NCP, which is funded by Congress and was awarded to Florida State University's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, focuses on developing and maintaining effective working partnerships among its staff, those responsible for juvenile justice education, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Education. The project's initial task is to conduct a survey and assessment of each State's juvenile justice education system. The results will be used to begin developing individual State plans for implementing NCLB requirements. To facilitate this, the project will host a national conference, where training, technical assistance, and evaluation will be provided to help States with the implementation of NCLB requirements. The 2001 NCLB Act mandates "best education" services for the Nation's incarcerated youths. Based on a rigorous scientific evaluation, Florida has been successful in this mandate; however, during the initial years of implementing both research-driven best practices and an accountability system for Florida's juvenile justice education system, a number of obstacles to implementation were experienced and overcome. Through its efforts, Florida has shown that the use of best education practices as envisioned in NCLB has benefited many youths released from juvenile justice institutions as they reentered their communities. The intent of the NCP is that the lessons learned from Florida's efforts would provide the technical assistance needed for other States to achieve success in implementing NCLB in juvenile correctional education services. 10 Notes