Botched child abuse cases to be reviewed by next week
November 26, 2013
An Arizona government official says his department will review more than 6,000 unexamined reports of child abuse and neglect by Dec. 2.
Attorneys for foster children can be big win for kids, taxpayers
November 20, 2013
Mandy Urwiler of Seattle is successfully parenting her four-year-old son, Nicky. He's a happy, curious child who speaks at the level of a five-year-old. And according to his mother, most importantly, he's being raised by family.
Justice for foster kids depends on geography
November 14, 2013
Whether abused and neglected children in Washington state are appointed an attorney to help them navigate the court system depend on where a child lives.
California’s Most Vulnerable Parents
November 12, 2013
A new study linking California birth and child protective services (CPS) records provides insights into births to teens involved with the child welfare system. The data show that one in four teens in foster care in Los Angeles County give birth before age 20 and as many as 40 percent of these young mothers have a second child during their teen years.
Out of Foster Care, Into College
October 30, 2013
BY definition, foster children have been delinquent, abandoned, neglected, physically, sexually and/or emotionally abused, and that does not take into account nonstatutory abuses like heartache. About two-thirds never go to college and very few graduate, so it's a safe bet that those who do have an uncommon resilience.
Report says foster children receive too many medications
October 25, 2013
One kid called it "the brainwash pill." Some said it made them put on weight or provoked teasing from schoolmates when they were called to the nurse's office.
The Invisible Achievement Gap
Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in California's Public Schools
This study was conducted under the auspices of the Center for the Future of Teaching
and Learning at WestEd, which is dedicated to improving teacher-development policy
and practice. For more than a decade, the Center has been steadfast in the pursuit of its
mission to ensure that every student in California's elementary and secondary schools has a
well?prepared, effective, and caring teacher. WestEd, a research, development, and service
agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity,
and improve learning for children, youth, and adults.
Students in foster care face ‘invisible achievement gap,’ study says
October 13, 2013
Thousands of California students in foster care are suffering from an "invisible achievement gap," with worse academic performance, a higher dropout rate and placement in more failing schools than their statewide peers, according to a study set for release Monday.
De Blasio Mayoral Run Shaped by Child-Abuse Case That Shook NYC
October 2, 2013
Bill de Blasio was a New York City councilman responsible for overseeing child welfare when the story of a 7-year-old girl beaten, starved and tortured by her parents in Brooklyn exploded in the headlines.
Maryland law on sex offenders and child custody must be revisited
September 29, 2013
ANDREW MOJICA is a registered-for-life sex offender in Maryland. As such, he's barred from knowingly entering a school or child-care facility without written permission. However, Mr. Mojica is allowed unsupervised visits, including overnight, with his 4-year-old son despite fierce objections from the boy's mother. The anomaly — other words come to mind — is the result of cracks in state law and a court system seemingly so suspicious of any parent who seeks to limit another parent's access to their child that it is willing to discount potential risks.