Many graduates of Harvard Law School's Child Advocacy Program find themselves moving out of the courtroom and into the community (and public policy arena) in search of meaningful social change. In...

Chemicals have become so much a part of our world—in our toys, household goods, furniture, and even food—that we need a better system for getting the facts and minimizing risks to children...

SparkAction's Shane Gooding gives us her take-aways from a 2010 Society for International Development workshop on high-tech ways to engage hard-to-reach teens.

What's the take-away from the research on abstinence-only education, rising teen pregnancy rates and Child Trend's educational attainment findings? Our blog puts it together for you.

A look at reactions to the Obama administration's 2011 budget proposal from across the field.

Money makes a lot of things happen, but can it drive more states to tackle comprehensive school reform? States have been working hard to put in place the changes required to apply for...

In the "land of plenty," 17 million children don't get enough to eat. A December 8, 2009 Coalition on Human Needs' webinar addressed the surprising connections between hunger and obesity, and how...

The health reform plan in the House repeals the popular, effective Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)—even though one of President Obama's first and much-touted acts in office was to reauthorize CHIP...

Scott Peterson on his career.

Behind the news with the the only journalism nonprofit that focuses exclusively on children, youth and families at risk. What do its leaders think about the state of mainstream media, the...