US: Students didn't return to public schools this year CommonWealth Magazine - November 21, 2021 When the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its enrollment figures for the 2020-2021 school year last fall, it was clear that the pandemic had a huge impact, with 37,400 fewer … [Read more...]

US: The U.S. Should Stop Being Hypocritical When It Comes to Ending Child Marriage (Commentary) Ms. Magazine - November 21, 2021 The U.S. has a well documented child marriage problem. A shocking fact is that in the majority of child marriage cases, it is adult U.S. citizen men petitioning for … [Read more...]

Cuba: Cuba studying complete ban of child marriages On Cuba News - November 21, 2021 Cuba is studying the complete prohibition of child marriages through a legal reform that would eliminate an exception that allows girls to marry from the age of 14 and boys from the age of 16. Press media report … [Read more...]

US: Lori Falce: Treat addicts to save children (Opinion) Tribune-Review - November 19, 2021 Evil is easy to judge. Easy to condemn. Easy to fight. Lock up someone who deliberately hurts a child and you remove the problem. But we can't lock up a thoughtlessly forgotten danger. It's harder to combat … [Read more...]

US: How to Prepare When Adopted Children Are Ready to Meet Their Birth Parents (Includes audio) People - November 18, 2021 Reunions like Richardson's may be becoming more common among the estimated 7 million Americans who are adopted, with the advent of DNA testing kits and the increase in open … [Read more...]

US: Training Program Addresses Racial Equity Issues in the Adoption Process Associations Now - November 18, 2021 With November being National Adoption Month, the National Adoption Association hopes its racial equity training program will help members improve the adoption process and create … [Read more...]

NY: Facing critical foster need, NY social services transitions to keeping kids with kin (Includes video) WCAX - November 11, 2021 There's an urgent need for foster and kinship families in New York's North Country, a problem that experts say has been made worse by the pandemic. A recent federal … [Read more...]

NY: New York Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Kin Caregivers are Denied Rights by Foster Care System Imprint - November 11, 2021 Legal advocates for children in New York City have filed a federal lawsuit against the city and state alleging officials unjustly prohibit relatives from becoming foster … [Read more...]

US: Campaign Pushes for Children and Parents' Right to Quality Legal Counsel Imprint - November 11, 2021 Since the 1960s, it's been a core principle of American criminal law - you have the right to an attorney in federal and state courts. Now, a campaign is underway to extend that guarantee to … [Read more...]

US: Grant Funds National Effort to Engage Foster Youth in Decisions About Care (Requires subscription) Imprint - November 11, 2021 A national effort is underway to establish new systems in child welfare to better engage and empower foster youth to take part in the decision making around their own … [Read more...]