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12 Jan 2014, 8:52 am
A majority of students in public schools throughout the South are low-income for the first time in at least four decades, according to a new study that details a demographic shift with broad implications for the country.The analysis by the Southern Education Foundation, the nation’s oldest education philanthropy, is based on the number of students from preschool through 12th grade who were eligible for the federal free and reduced-price meals program in the 2010-11 school year.In a… [read post]
28 Apr 2021, 4:30 am
The number of Black children in the system continues to be staggering: Half of Black children, as well as half of Native American children, experienced a CPS investigation at some point during the first 18 years of their lives, compared to nearly a quarter of white children. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 8:57 am
Among African American children who grew up during the Prison Boom, one in four had a parent (most often a father) incarcerated at some point during childhood. [read post]
4 May 2010, 3:59 am
From the American Association for Justice press release. [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 4:39 am
” The plaintiffs in this lawsuit are four African-American mothers whose children attend public schools in Mississippi. [read post]
15 Jun 2023, 10:23 am
DorfThe Supreme Court decided two cases today that involve the relation between the federal government and American Indian tribes. [read post]
18 Oct 2016, 12:05 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan [advocacy website] filed a class-action lawsuit [complaint, PDF; fact sheet, PDF] Monday regarding children's education in relation to the Flint water crisis. [read post]
15 Oct 2016, 8:26 am
[JURIST] President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law [press release] a new bill [text] creating the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, tasked with identifying and finding solutions to problems facing Native American youths. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 7:12 am
The American Academy of Pediatrics says there's no safe level of exposure. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 7:12 am
The American Academy of Pediatrics says there's no safe level of exposure. [read post]
1 Jan 2010, 12:41 pm
The Congress and the Federal Reserve exacerbated the Great Depression. [read post]
24 Feb 2014, 10:28 am
In January, a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reported 40 percent of Americans would encourage their children to play another sport. [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 4:21 pm
It is a comprehensive program that covers programs for struggling learners, AP classes, ESL classes, classes for minorities such as Native Americans, Rural Education, Education for the Homeless, School Safety (Gun-Free schools), Monitoring and Compliance and Federal Accountability Programs. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 6:30 am
Through this examination, American by Birth shows both the racial particularity of Wong Kim Ark’s story and how we are all, in some sense, children of Wong Kim Ark. [read post]
22 Jul 2020, 12:04 am
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has advised against motorized scooters for children under 16. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 11:51 am
LePage brings this prediction to bear: the state of Alabama may face no federal legal obstacles in effectively barring the treatment. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 8:44 am
First Focus, a non-profit organization that advocates for children in federal policy and budget decisions, just commissioned a new poll showing most members of both parties supporting the DREAM Act. [read post]
25 Aug 2015, 8:02 am
Showing how out of touch the Obama administration's immigration enforcement positions are, American Bar Association President Paulette Brown on Tuesday commended the ruling by Judge Dolly Gee of by the federal district court for the Central District of California in... [read post]
22 Oct 2021, 8:12 am
Abstract below: The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dramatically alters the federal government’s approach to redistribution in 2021. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 3:32 pm
State Senator Jennifer Beck (R- Monmouth/Mercer) issued this statement following her vote to oppose the formation of a state task force on the implementation of the federal healthcare reform act passed last year (SCR-141): “The federal healthcare reform act, passed in Congress on a party line vote against the will of the American public, is bad policy that will degrade the quality of care New Jersey residents receive and indebt our children and… [read post]
