US: The Principle and Politics of Liberty of Conscience (Opinion) Harvard Law Review - November 10, 2021 Chief Justice Roberts's majority opinion in Fulton turned on a technicality that was difficult to explain to nonspecialists. He decided that the Free Exercise Clause protected a religious child … [Read more...]

US: Dave Thomas Foundation Names Top Adoption-Friendly Workplaces for 2021 Imprint - November 09, 2021 From multinational behemoths to smaller consulting outfits, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has again ranked the 100 American employers that best support workers who are adoptive parents. … [Read more...]

NY: New Website Launched to Assist in Recruitment and Training of Foster and Adoptive Parents (Press release) Rockland County Department of Social Services - November 08, 2021 County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Social Services Joan Silvestri announced the launch of a new web site … [Read more...]

US: Led by California Attorney General, 25 States Urge Supreme Court to Validate Indian Child Welfare Act (Commentary) Imprint - November 08, 2021 Last month, half of the states in the nation and the District of Columbia joined the federal government and four federally recognized tribes in urging … [Read more...]

Costa Rica: Costa Rica requires all children to get a coronavirus vaccine (Includes audio) (May require subscription) Washington Post - November 08, 2021 Costa Rica has made coronavirus vaccinations a requirement for all people under the age of 18, in what experts say is one of the world's … [Read more...]

France: French Catholic Church Will Sell Assets to Compensate Abuse Victims (May require subscription) New York Times - November 08, 2021 The Roman Catholic Church in France will sell some of its assets to compensate victims of sexual abuse, French bishops announced on Monday, one month after the … [Read more...]

NY: Four years in, community schools program still going strong (May require subscription) Adirondack Daily Enterprise - November 05, 2021 Erica Bezio brought a rotary phone to the Saranac Lake school board meeting last month to illustrate her role as the district community schools liaison. The … [Read more...]

US: How Public Preschool Can Help, and How to Make Sure It Doesn't Hurt (Opinion) (May require subscription) (Includes video) New York Times - November 08, 2021 Congress is nearing a vote on a plan to spend $370 billion over six years on early childhood care and education in the United States. … [Read more...]

US: 3 Families Who Became Forever Homes for Their Foster Children (Includes video) Parents Magazine - November 05, 2021 Any type of adoption is just the beginning of an ongoing process in which love and joy inevitably share space with more complicated emotions, including real and meaningful loss. … [Read more...]

US: John Ireland leads a nonprofit that supports gay dads and is a 2021 LGBTQ Nation Hometown Hero (Includes video) LGBTQ Nation - November 05, 2021 Like many new parents, John Ireland had no idea what he was doing when he first decided to have children with his husband, Duncan. Not only did he … [Read more...]