US: Biden's biggest anti-poverty plan is now a reality. Here's how he can make it even better. (Opinion) (Includes video) Vox - July 15, 2021 Thursday, July 15, 2021, could wind up being one of the most important days in the history of American anti-poverty policy. On this day, most parents in the … [Read more...]

US: Senate Judiciary Committee to hold oversight hearing on FBI dereliction of duty in Nassar investigation (Includes video) WILX - July 15, 2021 The Senate Committee on the Judiciary (commonly called the Senate Judiciary Committee) is a group of 22 U.S. Senators tasked with overseeing the … [Read more...]

Canada: Tk'emlups details next steps after radar search found probable graves (Includes video) Kamloops This Week - July 16, 2021 The Tk'emlups band is calling on the federal government and the Catholic Church to release attendance records of all students who attended the Kamloops Indian … [Read more...]

International: Canada, US differ on boarding schools (Commentary) Indian Country Today - July 18, 2021 Comparing the histories of Indian residential schools in Canada with Indian boarding schools in the U.S. is almost like comparing apples with oranges. A true comparison is nearly impossible since … [Read more...]

PA: County CYS director speaks regarding agency work and experiences Ellwood City Ledger - July 14, 2021 CYS Director John Bout discussed the work experiences of caseworkers at CYS, as well as how the agency as a whole compares to CYS agencies in other counties, during the most recent Lawrence … [Read more...]

US: Indian boarding school investigation faces hurdles in missing records, legal questions (Includes video) NBC News - July 15, 2021 The U.S. documented five deaths of Indigenous children at the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School in Michigan from its opening in 1893 to its closure in … [Read more...]

US: IRS begins sending monthly checks to millions of American parents in crucial test for Biden (Includes audio) (May require subscription) Washington Post - July 15, 2021 The Biden administration on Thursday is launching the biggest anti-poverty program undertaken by the federal government in … [Read more...]

US: Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures (Press release) Federal Register - July 15, 2021 The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), established the Title IV-E Prevention Services … [Read more...]

International: New Pledges to End Child Marriage in Francophone Africa Human Rights Watch - July 14, 2021 Earlier in July, governments, philanthropies, and the private sector pledged almost $40 billion at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris to fight gender inequality over the next five years. … [Read more...]

US: The new child tax credit could lift more than 5 million kids out of poverty. Can it help them learn, too? (Includes video) (May require subscription) Washington Post - July 13, 2021 Students growing up in poverty are already lagging behind their classmates by the time they set foot in … [Read more...]