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 NEWS OF NOTE
The New York Times, Adam Liptak | Dec 7, 2012The Supreme court will hear a pair of cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage to include only unions of a man and a woman. The court's move comes against the backdrop of a rapid shift in public attitudes about same-sex marriage.
Schools Labor to Build Pathways to Work as Youth Employment Drops The Alamedan (Alameda, Calif.), Michele Ellson | Dec. 6, 2012 The employment rate for America's teens and young adults is at its lowest level since World War II, according to a new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Encinal High School's MAD Academy offers project-based learning opportunities designed to connect students to valuable job experiences. For the Poor, 'Recovery' is a Mirage USA Today, Marisol Bello | Dec. 4, 2012 Miami County, Ohio, is a rural community 22 miles north of Dayton. As a lawmakers grapple with the "fiscal cliff" and Americans do their holiday shopping, thousands in Miami County are managing on little or no income. Costly Prison Phone Calls Frustrate Families Stateline, Maggie Clarke | Dec. 4, 2012 Outgoing calls made by prison inmates are expensive. Since the phone calls are paid by whomever the inmate calls -- whether it be family, friends or legal counsel -- the fees can function like a tax on loved ones, advocates say. Los Angeles Times, Sandy Banks | Dec. 3, 2012 An L.A. County task force is turning an insight into policy: that many young prostitutes are being sexually exploited, and not simply guilty of making bad choices. For Teen Parents, Their Goal is in Sight The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Maria Elena Baca | Dec. 3, 2012 The Baby Steps Program for teen parents, offered at an alternative high school in Minnesota, provides transportation, social worker services, on-site child care and health clinic and parenting classes. The startup is a model that could be reproduced elsewhere. Cory Booker Takes Food Stamp Challenge The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), Dan Goldberg | Dec. 2, 2012 Newark Mayor Cory Booker will spend one week eating only what food stamps can provide--about $4 per day. Booker was inspired to take the challenge after a Twitter exchange with a woman from North Carolina. Questions Surround $55 Million Program to Cut Violence in Chicago CNN, Sam Zamost, Drew Griffin and Elizabeth Nunez | Dec. 1, 2012 An ambitious anti-crime program didn't reduce Chicago's soaring murder rates. Supporters say the program helped get at-risk teens off the streets, but critics say it used taxpayer money to curry votes for Gov. Pat Quinn. Marie: A Little Girl's Death by Bureaucratic Callousness, Medical Neglect The Miami Herald, Carol Marbin Miller | Dec 1, 2012 The death of 14-year-old Marie Freyre sheds light on an ongoing dispute between Florida healthcare regulators and the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal civil rights lawyers say the state, by dint of a rigged funding system, has forced kids into nursing homes meant to care for adults. 'Stand Your Ground' Laws: Do They Put Teens in Greater Danger? The Christian Science Monitor, Patrik Jonsson | Nov 29, 2012 "Castle doctrine" and "stand your ground" laws, which offer legal protection to people acting in self-defense, are facing scrutiny. Critics say the laws could significantly raise the stakes for teenagers engaging in pranks and petty crime. Employed But Still Homeless NBC News Rock Center, Jessica Hopper, Tim Sandler and Cristina Boado | Nov. 29, 2012 The working poor, like the Kennard family from Johnson City, Tenn., represent an historic juncture when it comes to homelessness in America. | 
