At first, Sara Fritz used journalism to expose the hazards of big money in congressional campaigns. Then she used journalism to help...
When it comes to banning homosexuals from Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America has lately found itself torn between its best friends....
The suicide of a teenager shortly after aging out of foster care has ignited a public debate in Hawaii about the struggles...
As the federal government pours more money into nurse home visitation programs for new mothers, a study released this week indicates two...
When a 15-year-old Indiana boy who had been taunted because he was gay hanged himself in September, Dan Savage, a columnist for...
The move to privatize child welfare services, which some states have pursued as a cornerstone of reform, has become painful for just...
As Election Day draws closer, America’s youngest potential voters grow more glum. Over the past year, 18- to 29-year-olds have become less...
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) felt a bit put out by the Community College Summit held at the White House...
By Patrick Boyle Waiting for Superman, the 100-minute diatribe about the failures of American public education, has won praise from as high...
Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children National Center for Education...
With the federal and state governments spending billions of dollars to improve schools and teachers, a group of thinkers from the education...
The American Opportunity Tax CreditU.S. Department of the Treasury A tax credit enacted as part of the federal economic recovery act in...
The fight over gay adoptions in Florida is officially over. The state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) announced Tuesday that –...
More people are defaulting on their student loans, as college graduates find it harder to get jobs, the U.S. Education Department reported...
National Survey on Drug Use and Health U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration The newest annual National Survey on Drug...
The federal government has given Florida permission to continue a foster care funding program that has been credited with reducing child abuse...
Tuition Discounting: Institutional Aid Patterns at Public and Private Colleges and Universities, 2000-01 to 2008-09College Board Colleges are spending slightly more of...
For-profit colleges are the best, says this study by a center created by a for-profit college. With the practices of many for-profits...
Administration for Children and Families Child Care Bureau—Internal Control Review of the Process for Awarding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds U.S....
Literacy programs and parental home visitation are both popular ways to help children, but combining them might seem odd – except that...