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Earlier this month, a Rhode Island state senator introduced a bill that would compel the state’s foster care agency to split the cost of transporting foster youth to school with... By Daniel Heimpel This post Scarcity Pits Education Against Foster …
I never had active shooter drills in schools. We had one nuclear bomb once that seemed silly, as hallways and desks were known even then for being a poor substitute to any actual threat. Now children go through so many …
One of the most difficult jobs in government is deciding whether or not to take children from parents who have been accused of child abuse, and place them in foster... By Michael Fitzgerald This post In New York, State and …
The Trump Administration’s “anti-immigrant sentiment” is engendering heightened levels of stress and anxiety among children of immigrant families and is keeping kids from accessing healthcare and attending school, according to... By Sara Tiano This post Report: Trump’s Immigration Policies are …
In 2015, California Assemblymember Mark Stone (D) introduced legislation that launched the state’s Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), an overhaul of the state’s foster care system. Under 2015’s Assembly Bill... By Sara Tiano This post California Assemblyman Mark Stone on …
About two and a half years ago, 29-year-old Judith* got a phone call from Maria,* her 9-year-old half-sister in México, to inform her that their mom had just died. Maria’s father had passed away the year before. The girl told …
The Portland-based mentoring nonprofit Friends of the Children (FOTC) is embarking on an ambitious expansion this year, adding five new locations to its current roster of 11 cities. FOTC pairs... By Michael Fitzgerald This post Paid Mentors, Big Plans: Terri …
If you think that you won’t be playing a major role in helping avoid some very serious diseases by working as a dental assistant, you are so very wrong. Check out the best-dentalassistantschools.com in Arizona, for example, to get you …
As a teenager in foster care, Zack Zibrosky was detained eight times, five for running away from the same group home where some of the other kids had a history... By Guest Writer This post Washington Weighs an End to …
After a plan to create a new young adult prison system in California failed last year, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is moving forward with two proposals to serve more... By Jeremy Loudenback This post Gov. Brown Eyes Two Ways …
