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Things need to change: Houston-based nonprofit aims to provide incarcerated youth access to books, learning literature [Video]

HOUSTON – The state of Texas has, by far, the highest number of incarcerations in the United States.

Currently, in the Lone Star State, there are a total of 133,772 prisoners behind bars.

Within that large number lives juveniles who are imprisoned. Despite statistics showing that the number of juveniles in prison has decreased over the years, The Texas Tribune reports that there are still hundreds of juveniles locked away in state prisons.

That large number once included community activist Dieter Cantu, who has made it his life mission to ensure that those youth behind bars are not forgotten.

Back in 2005, Cantu was sentenced to serve 10 years for his first offense while his three adult counterparts received no time at all. Cantu has said that due to the lack of proper legal representation in court for his case, he went ahead and signed a plea bargain.

Since being released in 2009, Cantu developed his nonprofit …

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Homeschool Special Education FAQs with Answers (and Resources) [Video]

This week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, Peggy Ployhar goes over the most frequently asked questions sent into the SPED Homeschool office, answers to those questions and the how to find resource to help homeschool through those tough places.This episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations was funded by viewers like you. To learn how you can support the nonprofit work of SPED Homeschool and this broadcast, visit https://spedhomeschool.com/donate/Specific links from the SPED Homeschool website shared on this episode are:Help Page: https://spedhomeschool.com/homeschool-help/Articles/Blogs: https://spedhomeschool.com/articles/Curriculum: https://spedhomeschool.com/curriculum/Reviews: https://spedhomeschool.com/reviews/Getting Started Guide: https://spedhomeschool.com/new-to-homeschool/9 Easy Steps to Start Homeschooling: https://spedhomeschool.com/getting-started/At-Home Therapy Resources: https://spedhomeschool.com/therapy-at-home/30 Free Online Assessments: https://spedhomeschool.com/30-free-online-assessment-tools-for-evaluating-your-struggling-learner/SPED Homeschool YouTube playlists: https://www.youtube.com/c/SPEDHomeschool/playlistsSPED Homeschool Podcasts: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spedhomeschoolHigh School Checklist: https://spedhomeschool.com/high-school-help/Empowered Homeschool Network: https://www.empoweredhomeschool.org/Free Downloads: https://spedhomeschool.com/resources/free-downloads/To find out more about SPED Homeschool, visit our website at https://spedhomeschool.com/ #homeschoolfaq #howtohomeschool #spedhomeschool #specialeducation

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register