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November 14, 2024
The Rotting of the College Board
…secondary educational institutions serving the Baby Boom generation. Standardized tests were designed to help solve this problem. And the College Board was, after a time, not the only third-party group…
October 14, 2024
Another Terrible Idea: Abolishing Child Welfare
…children are experiencing longer periods of time living with abusive and neglectful families. These effects—unlike, say, the crime and disorder caused by defunding the police—are largely hidden from public view….
September 27, 2024
Justice at Any Cost?
…limitations on such claims, putting insurance companies on the hook for decades-old incidents. In fact, they may not have even been responsible for insuring the parties at the time but…
September 21, 2024
Why Is Race Still a Factor in Adoption?
…As Tucker notes, “I do not view my work as passing judgment or merely having an opinion. Instead, I view it as preserving Blackness.” Maybe it’s time Tucker found a…
September 9, 2024
The Nanny State Is Not the Answer to Parents’ Challenges
…our lives with greater purpose. Sacrificing our time and resources for our children may improve our sense of well-being. Data reflect this. According to a recent YouGov survey, 83 percent of…
July 14, 2024
Fostering Normalcy for Foster Kids
…is not just that kids would have a hard time getting jobs, or that they would have to explain their personal situation to their bosses. It is also that kids…
June 26, 2024
Reducing Racial Disparities in Foster Care Might Endanger Black Children
…of “reasonable efforts” to keep the children with their families. And finally, caseworkers will have to take into account “social and cultural values at all times” in making such decisions….
June 23, 2024
Is Systemic Racism Responsible for the Increase in Child Mortality Rates?
…least half a century. Thanks to advances in modern medicine and car safety, these had been declining for some time, but now the rates of suicide, homicide, drug overdoses and…
May 31, 2024
ACS Has Lost the Plot
…safety and everything to do with making abusive parents feel better about themselves. The word “protection” appears six times, while the word “support” appears 39 times. ACS notes that it…
May 13, 2024
The Biden Administration Crossed a Line in Its Rule on Gender Health Care and Foster Children
…be “affirmed.” Many loving parents believe that a child with gender dysphoria might need therapy and time — time because adolescents often struggle with their identities in various ways. When…