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Children
At some Bronx public schools, 1 in 5 students are homeless
by
Julia Simon
Nov 20, 2018
NYC schools plan to spend $28 million on personnel, services for homeless students.
Busting the motherhood myth of "having it all"
by
Amy Scott
and Bennett Purser
Nov 15, 2018
A journalist and parent digs into how our ideas of motherhood came about in the U.S.
In an effort to save money, day care centers in New England are forming purchasing groups
by
Carrie Jung
Oct 24, 2018
A pilot program is underway in Massachusetts, while New Hampshire already has 200 day care centers participating in its purchasing group program.
In an effort to save money, day care centers in New England are forming purchasing groups
by
Carrie Jung
Oct 24, 2018
A pilot program is underway in Massachusetts, while New Hampshire already has 200 day care centers participating in its purchasing group program.
Utah's approach to breaking the cycle of child poverty: helping parents
by
Renata Sago
Jul 31, 2018
Utah is leading states in efforts to reduce childhood poverty, one study found. One approach it's taken? Creating programs that tackle intergenerational poverty in families.
Utah is reducing its child poverty rate, one piece of data at a time
by
Renata Sago
Jul 30, 2018
Utah's done more than any other state in the country to reduce its child poverty rate since 2010, one study says.
How tech steals our time — and how to get it back
by
Molly Wood
Jul 26, 2018
A former Googler weighs in on how much time we should spend with technology and how we should make those choices.
For public good, not for profit.
Designing tech for the most vulnerable users
by
Molly Wood
Jul 25, 2018
“We can kick them off of Twitter," Danah Boyd of Data & Society says. "It's not that hard, but that won't make the problem go away."
LA County libraries go fine-free for their younger readers
by
Reema Khrais
Jan 8, 2018
Officials say when young readers rack up fines, the likelihood they'll use their card again, or return to the library, diminishes.
States scramble to continue funding federal health program for low-income kids and pregnant women
Nov 27, 2017
States get creative as they await Congress to reauthorize funding for CHIP which ran out in September.