Findings in this report come from a survey of 20 State juvenile justice agencies conducted in 1999. Although State level juvenile justice agencies were the primary provider of educational services to youth in State operated programs, the public schools were responsible for educating the majority of the youth in the juvenile justice system. In more than half the States, no State department of education funds were directed to educate youth in juvenile justice settings. Per pupil funding for youth in juvenile justice educational programs ranged from $2,259 to $9,000 per year. In 25 percent of the States surveyed, there was no way to calculate the per pupil cost of education. The document includes detailed profiles of promising practices in four States: (1) Alabama: governance of the special school district for youth in juvenile justice facilities; (2) California: operation of Court and Community Schools and Parole Schools; (3) Kentucky: services of Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children; and (4) Pennsylvania: contractual arrangements between the State Department of Education and local school agencies that provide education to youth in the juvenile justice system. Tables