NY: NYC parents have more time to apply to kindergarten. Here's what you need to know. Chalkbeat - January 21, 2020 Attention, New York City parents: The deadline to apply to kindergarten has been extended to Jan. 26, education department officials announced Tuesday.New York City public schools … [Read more...]

US: Court takes another look at Native American adoption law Associated Press - January 22, 2020 A 1978 law giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving American Indian children was getting a second look Wednesday from a federal appeals court in … [Read more...]

France: Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on France Human Rights Watch (HRW) - January 21, 2020 This submission is to inform the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' review of France under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural … [Read more...]

Middle East: 'Negative developments' undermining two-State solution in Middle East (Includes video) UN News (United Nations News) - January 21, 2020 "UNICEF reports rising rates of school dropout, child labour, and child marriage, and an estimated 270,000 children suffer from some form of mental … [Read more...]

NJ: It's time to repeal NJ's religious exemption from vaccines (Includes video) (Opinion) (Includes video) NorthJersey.com - January 20, 2020 Given the health risks to vulnerable people and the skyrocketing financial burden of vaccine-preventable illnesses, it is time for New Jersey to change its … [Read more...]

US: Pediatricians and Child Psychiatrists Suggest Comprehensive Approach in Caring for Children who Have Been Maltreated (Press release) American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 21, 2020 More than 700,000 U.S. children are confirmed victims … [Read more...]

US: Washington Post on foster care: old tropes and false narratives (Opinion) Child Welfare Monitor - January 21, 2020 Foster care has finally made it to the front page of the Washington Post, and a sad story it is. The story highlights the growing crisis in many states due to the increase in drug … [Read more...]

US: NCCPR'S New Report: Left in the Dark (Commentary) NCCPR Child Welfare Blog - January 20, 2020 "Spotlight Fellows" writing for the Boston Globe and ProPublica misunderstood a key federal law and got the causes of child abuse fatalities wrong. Their massive project, reported and written with the … [Read more...]

US: US border authorities see spike in unaccompanied minors from Mexico San Diego Union-Tribune - January 19, 2020 In the San Diego Sector, across the border from Tijuana, there has been a 40 percent increase in the number of unaccompanied Mexican children trying to cross the border alone and … [Read more...]

US: The role of law enforcement in child welfare checks (Commentary) Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine - January 17, 2020 Welfare checks are not criminal investigations. Nationwide, child welfare checks are routinely conducted by police officers who have reason to suspect that a child may be in imminent … [Read more...]