Feds Propose Overhaul for Child Care Centers
Associated Press, Kelli Kennedy | May 16
Federal health officials proposed Thursday to overhaul 500,000 child care centers across the country. The proposed changes would increase accountability among providers and improve transparency.
Parents Miss Work, Lose Jobs Trying to Get Child-Care Subsidy
The Washington Post, Brigid Schulte | May 15
It's never been easy for low-income parents in the District to secure high-quality child care. The process of getting and keeping D.C.'s child care subsidy can be so brutally difficult that it often hinders rather than helps.
Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinner Moms And Making It All Work
NPR, Jennifer Ludden | May 15
For some families, the decision over who stays home with the kids is a personal preference, for others it's an economic one. Stay-at-home dads are still outliers; the Census Bureau finds that about 3.5 percent of stay-at-home parents are fathers, though that's doubled in a decade.
How to Make the U.S. a Better Place for Caregivers (Opinion)
The Atlantic, Anne-Marie Slaughter | May 14
What mothers need, as well as fathers, spouses and the children of aging parts, is an entire national infrastructure of care, every bit as important as the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, tunnels broadband, parks and public works.
Los Angeles Times, Teresa Watanabe | May 14
The action comes amid mounting national concern that suspending students for minor infractions is imperiling their academic achievement and disproportionately harming minority students.
Attorneys General Seek Warning Label Cautioning Pregnant Women Against Pain Pills
Stateline, Maggie Clark | May 13
One baby each hour in the U.S. is born addicted to OxyContin, Vicodin and other prescription drugs. Forty-three state attorneys general are urging the FDA to issue a "black box' warning label on the painkillers.
Teen Texting at the Wheel Tied to More Driving Risks
Reuters, Genevra Pittman | May 13
According to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the more frequently students reported texting and driving, the more likely they were to also cop to other risky behaviors, such as riding with an intoxicated driver or not wearing a seatbelt.
Mothers to Do Jail Time at Home Under New Program
CBS News, Jessica Hartogs | May 11
A new program in Brooklyn, N.Y., will give convicted female felons the right to serve their sentence in their own residence while retaining custody of their children. Advocates believe programs like these keep families intact and reduce recidivism among women.
Jill Knight's Photos of a Mother and Her Surrogate
The New York Times Lens, Kerri MacDonald | May 10
"Special Delivery" is an emotional series about motherhood and the intense relationship between an mother and a surrogate.
