Education Week, Nirvi Shah | April 19
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is turning their attention to school vending-machine fare, a la carte lunch items and other foods sold at school aside from heavily regulated lunches and breakfasts.
Obamacare Rules Differ for Former Foster Kids
CNN, Deena Zaru | April 17
Beginning in January 2014, former foster kids will be covered by an expansion of the Affordable Care Act. But there's a catch: states will only be required to keep former foster children on Medicaid if they continue to reside in the state where they were in foster care originally.
Baby Veronica and Native American Family Values (Opinion)
Indian Country Today, Jacqueline Pata | April 16
The Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indian charges the mainstream media with misrepresenting the facts of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl.
Adoption Case Brings Rare Family Law Dispute To High Court
NPR, Nina Totenberg | April 16
After a South Carolina couple adopted a baby girl, her biological father, a member of the Cherokee Nation, sought full custody. The Supreme Court does not typically hear such family law disputes, but the case is a test of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Children Left Behind: Deported Parents, American Kids
Fronteras Desk, Erin Siegal McIntyre | April 16
For children who become wards of the state when their parents are detained or deported, reunification can be difficult, if not impossible.
Three Killed, More Than 100 Injured in Marathon Blast
The Boston Globe, Mark Arsenault | April 16
Two bomb blasts rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, killing at least three people, including an 8-year-old boy.
Child Abuse and Neglect Survivor Looks to Future, Thanks Advocates Who Secured It
The Dallas Morning News, Christina Rosales | April 15
Nacirema McFarlane, 19, is a survivor of child abuse and neglect. She's focused on her future and hopes to one day help youth who age out of foster care.
A City Awash in Guns
Philadelphia Daily News, Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta | April 15
Philadelphia's streets are saturated with illegal guns, bought mostly by teens and young men.
The Hell of American Day Care
The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn | April 15
About 40 percent of children under five spend at least part of their week in the care of somebody other than a parent. The U.S. child care system is wildly uneven and barely monitored. At the lower end, it's Dickensian.
One Student's Path from Oyler to College
Marketplace, Amy Scott | April 15
Raven Gribbins will be the first in her family to finish high school. Just a few years ago her path to college would have seemed...unlikely.
With Police in Schools, More Children in Court
The New York Times, Erik Eckholm | April 12
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shootings, school districts across the country are considering placing more police officers in schools. Youth advocates warn that an increased police presence could result in a surge in misdemeanor charges against students for misbehavior best handled in the principal's office.
Farm-to-Table in Communities of Color
The Atlantic, Grace Bello | April 10
Food activists hope they can reclaim the lost history of marginalized farmers and encourage communities of color to claim ownership of their land and food.