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Chilean Abuse Case Tests Loyalty of a Parish

Chilean bishops face the prospect of weighing their loyalty to a revered priest against expectations that they handle abuse cases with greater transparency.

The Long-Term Effects of Poverty for Black Children

A new Urban Institute brief, Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences, explores the issue of persistent childhood poverty for both black and white ...

Hundreds File Abuse Claims Against Jesuits

More than 500 people have filed claims accusing Jesuits of sexually abusing children across the Northwest.

Philip Morris Said to Benefit from Child Labor

A new report says child labor is widespread on farms that supply the company’s cigarette factory in Kazakhstan.

Short? No Worries: Just Ask This Texan

Research once suggested that short people were at a disadvantage in getting jobs and making money, but a new book seeks to dispel those ideas and

Study Suggests Orphanages Are Not So Bad

A new study challenges the belief that orphans in poor countries fare best in family homes in the community and should be put into orphanages only as a last resort.

One Door Opens, Another Closes

A house-hunter’s sidelong glance turns into something much more serious.

Obesity and Tobacco: False Choices on Children’s Health

A reader responds to a recent article.

Defiant Judge Takes On Child Pornography Law

Jack B. Weinstein, a federal judge, is attacking the mandatory minimum five-year sentence.

Hearing on the Role of Education and Training in the TANF Program, Julie Strawn Statement

Dropping Barriers to Employment for Ex-Offenders

Readers respond to an editorial about hiring people who have been convicted.

The Senate’s Important Lunch Date

In a year of discord, the federal child nutrition bill is one thing both parties can agree on.

Haiti’s Aftershocks Felt at a School in New York

At a place where most students are Haitian-American, the earthquake is being felt in an intense way.

Moving Out of Poverty - TANF's Role?

Reforming Juvenile Justice

To the Editor:.

Easier benefit access

Instead of requiring applicants for Medicaid or CHIP to bring in their birth certificates to prove citizenship, states can now electronically match records with ...

Community-wide Systems That Promote High School Completion

Youth develop across multiple domains that are relevant to academic success. While schools focus primarily on cognitive development, many of the supports young people ...

A Tool to Examine State Child Care Subsidy Policies and Promote Stable, Quality Care for Low-Income Babies and Toddlers

This tool, part of CLASP's Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care project, is designed to provide a policy framework that lays out child care subsidy policies ...

Erica Woda’s Tenacity Helps to Get Children Off the Couch

Erica Woda has willed to life the nascent program Level the Field, which brings sixth graders from a Washington Heights school into the mentorship of Columbia ...

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