It is very, very rare that a biological parent tells me they don’t want to parent their child. Parents love their children. Their children also belong with them, barring cases of obvious unsafety. Yet ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the current poverty and insecurity being experienced across the country to decades of neglect and resource mismanagement by past administrations. He further ...

A single grade makes it easy to understand, but it doesn't convey complexity. There's a lot you're not seeing in that letter ...

Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the definition of neglect in the foster care system to prevent children from being removed from homes solely due to poverty. Concerns ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

Illinois has placed a big bet that the answer is yes. The state recently launched a project providing unconditional monthly checks — averaging $500 — to families who have abused or neglected their ...

In today's educational landscape, standardized testing plays a crucial role in assessing student performance. However, these assessments often expose systemic inequities, particularly affecting ...

Imagine you’re a low-income parent, faced with the impossible choice of paying for food or the gas to get to work. Or one day, your child care provider doesn’t show up, leaving you to decide between ...

Child poverty is on the rise in Virginia and across the country after the expiration of temporary child tax credits, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It finds child poverty ...

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He further maintained that if assets and resources available to Nigeria were properly managed, the country would be prosperous and peaceful. “But the poverty and insecurity we are experiencing today ...