Asians Often Burdened as Model Minority
National Journal, Doris Nhan | May 15, 2012
Asian Americans are widely perceived as high-achieving students who don't need much attention. A closer look at demographic data skewers the "model minority" stereotype and suggests that the community gets excluded from broader minority-education discussions.
Why Are Teen Moms Poor?
Slate, Matthew Yglesias | May 14, 2012
New research published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives shows poverty and inequality cause teens to have babies, not the other way around.
Minn. Guard Veterans Get Help in Return to Family Life
Minnesota Public Radio, Jessica Mador | May 14, 2012
After 18 months in Iraq, a U.S. soldier, a father of three, participates in a special parenting skills program.
Parents Urged to Talk, Make Contract with Their Teen Drivers
USA Today, Larry Copeland | May 13, 2012
The auto club AAA calls Memorial Day to Labor Day the "100 Deadliest Days" for teen drivers. Experts say speeding and distractions are more of a threat than drunk driving.
Mothers of Sex Offenders Share Responsibility, Burden of Label
CNN, Emanuella Grinberg | May 13, 2012
Parents of those convicted of sex offenses face humiliation, isolation and heartbreak; despite shame and blame, they advocate on behalf of their children.
Foster Hurdles Steep, but Rewards Greater
Cincinnati Enquirer, Jane Prendergast | May 13, 2012
What to expect when you are expecting to become a foster parent. A reporter shares her journey to motherhood.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Pat Galbincea | May 10, 2012
Taken from his home at 218 pounds and sent to live with an uncle, an obese boy has been returned home after losing 50 pounds. Child and Family Services is monitoring his health and offering nutritional counseling.
Voices of Immigrant Women Breaking the Shackles (Opinion)
New America Media, Camilo Garcia | May 10, 2012
Latina women in Tennessee talk of trauma and fear, as local police enforce federal immigration law.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
New York Times, Sharon Otterman and Ray Rivera | May 9, 2012
Abuse victims and their families have faced rejection, harassment, intimidation, bribes, eviction, even expulsion from schools and synagogues, for reporting cases of child sexual abuse within the insular orthodox Jewish community.