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Washington must make generating new jobs for adults, as well as inner-city teenagers, the undisputed priority for 2010.

To Treat Bed-Wetting, Healthy Doses of Patience

The causes for bed-wetting in children can be genetic, developmental and physiological, but the problem itself is quite treatable.

Snack Time Never Ends

When it comes to American children, snacks seem both mandatory and constant.

Budget Cuts Hit a Brooklyn Area Over and Over

One neighborhood in Brooklyn is the epicenter of budget pain, based on density and services identified for closing.

Playing to Learn

If the Obama administration wants to reform education, it should overhaul the current curriculum, which is completely at odds with the way a child’s m

5 Million Workers May Exhaust Unemployment Benefits by June

By June, if Congress does not take action, nearly 5 million workers may exhaust their unemployment insurance benefits -- NELP

Media Advisory: Advocacy Groups Host Briefing to Discuss the State of Early Learning in California

Publish Date: Monday, September 27, 2010

Early Childhood Education Update - January 2010

CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and ...

Investing In Our Children And Our Future: Early Childhood Education

Samantha Harvell, PhD Today, First Focus and our California state partner, P

Next Steps for TANF: Lessons from 1996 through Today's Recession and ARRA

Soda: A Sin We Sip Instead of Smoke?

Can a soda tax and warning labels help dam the river of sugared drinks Americans pour into ever-fatter bodies each year?

When to Buy Your Child a Cellphone

A study found that 75 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States owned a mobile phone.

Judge Keeps His Word to Immigrant Who Kept His

When the judge sentenced the juvenile in 1996, he promised to stand behind him if he stayed out of trouble.

Transplants That Do Their Job, Then Fade Away

Thanks to the liver’s ability to regenerate, a small number of children in the United States have undergone an unusual type of surg

Deciding on Care for Elderly Parents in Declining Health

Advice for making an informed decision about supporting an ailing parent without bankrupting the family.

Vatican Declined to Defrock U.S. Priest Who Abused Boys

Vatican officials, including the future Pope Benedict XVI, did not defrock a priest who molested as many as 200 deaf boys, even after warnings from several bishops, ...

New Study Underscores Continuing Challenges Facing Online Benefits Systems

Growth of Unpaid Internships May Be Illegal, Officials Say

The number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading officials to worry that employers are illegally using interns for free labor.

How to Improve Failing Schools

To the Editor:.

Family Fights Odds, Retrieving Kidnapped Girl

This winter in China, Olivia Karolys, an illegal Mexican immigrant from New York, lost her daughter to her estranged husband. They were reunited on Thursday.

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