St. Paul: Hallie Q. Brown Center shutters what may be state’s oldest early learning program
Lydia Boerboom, a lead organizer with Kids Count On Us, said her organization was aware of at least six childcare centers ...
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.
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Blueprint 15 is ‘disappointed’ over pause to underfunded children center in downtown Syracuse
The executive director of the group working to revitalize one of Syracuse’s poorest neighborhoods of public housing says he’s ...
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an adult is convicted of rape or sodomy of a child under 12. The legislation ...
The Case Against Paddington Bear
Prior to the release of the 2014 film Paddington, I had no feelings toward Paddington Bear, a character invented by the author Michael Bond in the 1950s who is found on a train platform at Paddington ...
Senate tries again on thorny issue of kids online safety
A bipartisan Senate bill to ban social media access for kids younger than 13 is facing pushback from digital rights and tech ...