All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

Top Headlines 8/15

Child Welfare L.A. County child welfare agency hires 150 workers, Board of Supervisors question why it took so long. Florida judge calls...

Adolescent Marijuana Use May Result in Permanent Cognitive Dysfunction, Researchers Say

A recent report published in the Nature journal Neuropsychopharmacology says that routine adolescent marijuana use may result in permanent brain dysfunction. Researchers...

Tackling Sports Safety Head On

Spencer Helgren, 16, (pictured above and below) a high school football player from Westwood High School in the Upper Peninsula, Mich., suffered...

Poor Children More Likely to Smoke, But Less Likely to Binge Drink, According to Duke Study

According to researchers at Duke University, children who grew up in poverty are more likely to become cigarette smokers as adults —...

Adding Camp to the School Reform Toolbox

When Miami Heat star LeBron James was asked what helped him win his second straight NBA championship, he emphasized, “The hard work...

Expanded Learning: The New Key to Increase Student Achievement

Experts say partnership, data-sharing and professional development poise providers to help students and schools increase achievement At PS/MS 188, a middle school on...

California Cities Seek $1 Billion Settlement for Lead Paint-Related Health Care Costs

This story was reported by Lilly Fowler for FairWarning, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit news organization focused on public health and safety issues. In...

Childcare Experts Urge Attention to Adult in Child Welfare

Approximately 200 state lawmakers, staff and advocates from across the country at a child welfare forum at the National Conference of State Legislatures...

Top Headlines 8/12

Child Welfare NPR ombudsman finds ethics violations in network’s coverage of Indian Child Welfare case. Massachusetts leaves more kids in problem homes,...

Top Headlines 8/8

Child Welfare S.C. judge orders immediate return of Cherokee girl to white adoptive parents after biological father misses scheduled meeting. Pennsylvania law...

Top Headlines 8/7

Juvenile Justice Texas state senator speaks on reforms to national gathering of justice experts. Child Welfare CT trying again to open girls’...

Proposed Update to Federal Law Could Help Catch Online Child Sex Traffickers

The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Association of Attorney Generals urged Congress in July to make changes...

Top Headlines 8/6

Juvenile Justice Texas professor discovered to be teenage murderer has lived 46 years crime free. 17-year-old charged in death of soccer referee...

Top Headlines 8/5

Juvenile Justice The costs of keeping kids out of detention. Child Welfare Not enough homes in Alaska for native children in need...

Time to Have a Conversation About Race

Can we have an open, honest discussion about race? I’m not making a request to have such a conversation, what I am...

In Arkansas, Paying Teachers to Bring Concealed Weapons to School

The returning students at Clarksville High School will be met by more than 20 armed personnel when classes resume in August, as...

Top Headlines 8/1

Juvenile Justice Illinois House Restorative Justice Committee holds emergency hearing on sex abuse report. Colorado legislators examine lack of legal counsel for...

Serious Injuries from Fights Lead to IQ Loss in Kids

Adolescents who receive serious injuries from fights may experience something even worse than the sting of defeat: a significant drop in their...

Serious Fighting-Related Injuries Produce a Significant Reduction in Intelligence

Top Headlines 7/31

Juvenile Justice Florida anthropologists battle government to study gravesites at notorious reformatory. Georgia county with high rates of detention breaks ground on...