NCLB’s Mandates on Delinquent Youths Get Attention

A new campaign to improve the quality of education in juvenile-justice facilities aims to help incarcerated students meet federal education requirements and form a network of administrators to share best practices in the field.

The National Collaboration Project—based at the college of criminology and criminal justice at Florida State University, in Tallahassee—has gathered data showing that many education programs for juvenile offenders need significant help in fulfilling their mandates under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The law mandates the delivery of “best education” practices for delinquent youth to increase their chances of a successful transitions back into their community after release...