“AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS: STILL UNEQUAL AND UNJUST”
Millions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quality education. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released [...]
Read MoreMillions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quality education. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released [...]
Read MoreWhen the Children’s Defense Fund released its new report, Protect Children, Not Guns 2012 in March, we dedicated it to the memory of Trayvon Martin [...]
Read MoreThousands of people across the country have poured into the streets—from New York to Sanford, Florida—to demand justice for Trayvon Martin. Hundreds of thousands more [...]
Read MoreEvery parent raising Black sons knows the dilemma: deciding how soon to have the talk. Choosing the words to explain to your beautiful child that [...]
Read MoreSince our founding almost forty years ago, the Children’s Defense Fund has fought to ensure that all children in America receive the healthy start they [...]
Read MoreEvery American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is no [...]
Read MoreI begin each year with a women’s spiritual retreat at CDF-Haley Farm’s leadership development center in prayer, silence, and song seeking God’s guidance for the [...]
Read MoreFebruary marks the third anniversary of the Child Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), which has made significant improvements in health coverage for millions of [...]
Read MoreLevi Nation, age 12, and his sister Katherine, eight, eat Sunday dinners at their grandparents’ house in rural Kalkaska County, Michigan. They live with their [...]
Read MoreThe January jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor was good news for the 243,000 people who found jobs. And good news for the [...]
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