With the support of a tight-knit group of educators, Marcus Buggs graduates from high school.
Single Dads By Choice: More Men Going It Alone
NPR, Jennifer Ludden | June 19, 2012
More than one million never-married men -- both gay and straight -- were raising their children in 2010. That's three times more than two decades ago.
When Adoptions Fail (Opinion)
The Boston Globe, Jennifer Graham | June 18, 2012
Joyce Maynard's silence on the topic of her failed international adoption is both refreshing and vexing. Around 15 percent of all adoptions fail, and the older the child, the more likely the failure.
DREAM Relief a Game Changer?
New America Media, Frontera NorteSur, Kent Paterson | June 16, 2012
Undocumented immigrant youth brought to the U.S. as small children are greeting President Obama's executive order halting deportations with a combination of relief, hope and skepticism.
On Father's Day, D.C. Man Battles Past Mistakes to Raise Five Kids
Washington Post, Michael E. Ruane | June 16, 2012
A father who spent some time in prison for drug-related crimes is getting on-the-job training in his new role as primary parent.
Far from Home, Far from School
Alternet, School Stories, Ankita Rao & Celia Llopis-Jepsen | June 15, 2012
Homeless students in New York City must travel long distances to get from shelters to their schools.
In the Facebook Era, Reminders of Loss if Families Fracture
The New York Times, Catherine Saint Louis | June 14, 2012
In a social network world, relatives can get vivid glimpses of one another's lives that complicate estrangements between family members.
A Newark School Prepares--Again--To Reinvent Itself
The Hechinger Report, Sara Neufeld | June 14, 2012
First in a year-long series of reports on the daily life of a public school in one of the nation's poorest communities. Over 90 percent of students are on free and reduced lunch. The school is part of the Newark Global Village School Zone, which provides expansive social services to students and families.
