From the ECS State Policy Database: Special Populations--Corrections Education - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Developing Effective Education in Department of Juvenile Justice and other Dropout Prevention Programs: Annual Report 2009-2010 - This report is the 2011 annual report on the state's progress toward developing effective educational programs for juvenile delinquents and the extent to which each school districts’ dropout prevention and academic intervention programs has been successful in the areas of graduation rate, dropout rate, attendance rate, and retention/promotion rate. (Florida Department of Education, 2011)...

Juvenile Justice Students Face Barriers to High School Graduation and Job Training - This is the second of two reports that examine educational services for students in Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice. Two questions are answered by the report: (1) Do high school students make reasonable academic progress while in juvenile justice programs? (2) What percentage of these students receive GEDs and job skills training and what are the barriers students face in receiving these services? (OPPAGA, Florida Legislature, October 2010)...