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Education

Youth Voices: Ella T. v. State of California

On February 23, 2020, history was made after students and teachers won a $53 million dollar lawsuit against the state of California for failing to teach them how to read.

March 4, 2020 | National
Immigration

From the Mouths of Children

Children are gifted mimics. When a grown person says something, it gives a young person permission to repeat.

March 2, 2020 | National
Child Poverty

New Report Finds Deep Child Poverty Rose between 1995 and 2005 Due to Weakened Safety Net Programs

The dismantling of welfare in 1996 ushered in a decade-long increase in the number of children living in families with income below half the poverty line, according to a new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, but that increase has been reversed by the rise of SNAP as the country’s most effective deep-poverty-fighting tool.

February 28, 2020 | National
Education

“Please give me a second chance”: Video shows 6-year-old pleading for a second chance as officers arrest her at school

“I believe the purpose of public schools is to educate not exclude children and to help identify and meet child needs, not make children serve adult convenience, self interest, and systems. "

February 27, 2020 | National
Gun Violence

For 365 days, H.R.8 has stalled as gun violence continues to take lives across the country

Today marks one year since the passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8)—the first major gun violence prevention legislation to advance out of the House of Representatives in over a generation.

February 27, 2020 | National
Child Health

Covering All Children is an Investment in Ohio’s Future

February 26, 2020 | Ohio
Child Welfare

Public Charge Statement

February 24, 2020 | Texas
Immigration

Staying the Course to #ProtectFamilies

We are disappointed that public charge regulations from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State will go into effect today, February 24. But we have not lost heart. As our team in Texas is saying, “Keep calm and stay enrolled!” Our fight continues.

February 24, 2020 | National
Child Health

Yet Another Proposal from the Trump Administration that Would Take Food from Hungry Children

In the President’s Budget, the Trump Administration made its priorities clear: additional tax cuts for wealthy corporations and individuals over food assistance for hungry children and families.

February 20, 2020 | National
Child Health

Day in the Life: Graciela Camarena

Meet our Child Health Outreach Program Director Gracie and read about one of the many days she’s able to make an impact in the life of a family in the RGV!

February 19, 2020 | Texas

Starsky Wilson stands at a podium in front of a crowd.

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