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To protect and enhance the legal rights of children in Kentucky and Ohio, the Children's Law Center offers resources on important issues in child welfare, education, and juvenile justice

here's a full url: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-just-say-no-doesnt-work&WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook Research now shows that the D.A.R.E. model doesn't work to prevent drug abuse in youth; characteristics of programs that ARE successful are listed -- "A few clues to D.A.R.E.'s deficiencies come from psychologist Pim Cuijpers of the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction in Utrecht. In a review of 30 studies published in 2002, she attempted to pinpoint the common elements of successful programs. Cuijpers reported that the most effective ones involve substantial amounts of interaction between instructors and students."

Summarizes well-documented racial disparities that occur in school discipline (esp. suspension, expulsion, and arrest) and impact on educational attainment. Proposes evidence-based practices, restorative justice, and professional development in the areas of cultural and racial equality.

What gets said to scholars of color: How it comes across: