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<a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/82758972.html ">Day Care Case Leads to Guilty Plea on False Reports</a>, <i> Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisc.) </i><br> <a href=" http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24396690-57/tax-measures-oregon-state-percent.csp ">Oregon Voters Firmly Approve Raising Taxes to Support Education</a>, <i>Register Guard (Eugene, Ore.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.board27jan27,0,4238090.story">Md. Governor Re-activates Dormant Sex Offender Advisory Board</a>, <i>The Baltimore Sun</i><br> <a href="http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=131556&provider=top&catid=188">Homeless Student Population on the Rise</a>, <i>KUSA-TV 9 (Denver)</i><br>

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/25/AR2010012503957.html?wprss=rss_health"> Rise in Teenage Pregnancy Rate Spurs New Debate on Arresting It</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/play-then-eat-shift-may-bring-gains-at-school/"> Play, Then Eat: Shift May Bring Gains at School</a>, <i> The New York Times</i><br> <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/nyregion/27juvenile.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"> New York Judge Bars Youth Prisons From Routine Shackling</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100125/NEWS06/100125039/1008/Study-Mich.-preschool-programs-save-us-1B"> State Preschool Programs Save $1B a Year in Crime, Education Costs</a>, <i> Detroit Free Press</i><br>

<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/ct-met-juvenile-20100124,0,3251620.story">Chicago Public Schools Add to Woes of Youths in Custody or Suspended</a>, <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br> <a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/26/gender">Gender Gap in College Enrollment Stops Growing</a>, <i>Inside Higher Ed</i><br> <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Study-Juvenile-mediation-cuts-repeat-offenses-335216.php">Juvenile Mediation Cuts Repeat Offenses</a>, <i>The News-Times (Danbury, Conn.)</i><br> <a href=" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/25/AR2010012503553_2.html"> With Rising Childcare Cost, Many Parents Are Paying to Work</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2489194.html">Stalled Probe of Foster Child's Death Failed to Address Key Questions</a>, <i>The Sacramento Bee</i><br> <a href=" http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0124-parent-discimination--20100122,0,2115553.story">Win in Parental Discrimination Case Raises Issues for Employers</a>, <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br>

<a href="http://insideandout.chicagopublicradio.org/content/marcus-run">Marcus on the Run (First in series about young people in prison in Illinois)</a>, <i>Chicago Public Radio</i><br> <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.offenders24jan24,0,5652576,full.story">Md. Governor Pushes for Tougher Sex Offender Laws, But Many Existing Laws Are Unused</a>, <i>The Baltimore Sun</i><br> <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/dp-local_sexualpredators_0124jan24,0,2409044,full.story">How Virginia State Police Monitor Registered Sex Offenders</a>, <i>Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia)</i><br> <a href="http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=73777&catid=13">As Child Care Support Ends, Parents Say They Can No Longer Afford to Work (video)</a>, <i>WGRZ-TV (Buffalo, N.Y.)</i><br> <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/nyregion/23nychaiti.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"> Haiti’s Aftershocks Felt at a School in New York</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href=" http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2010/01/24/01242010_poverty_in_schools.html">Schools Adjust to Influx of Students in Poverty</a>, <i>Longview (Texas) News-Journal</i><br> <a href="http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100124/GJNEWS_01/701249935"> Growing Up Homeless: Children, teens suffer unique emotional toll</a>, <i>Foster’s Daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.)</i><br>

<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-haiti-adopt-side-20100121,0,1247432.story">Organizations Divided on Adoptions of Haitian Children</a>, <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br> <a href="http://www.king5.com/news/investigators/Investigators-Senate-bill-would-give-relatives-more-rights-in-child-welfare-cases-82338752.html">Investigators: Senate bill would give relatives more rights in child welfare cases</a>, <i>KING 5-TV (Seattle)</i><br> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/21/MNCG1BLJN3.DTL">Recession Hits California’s Kids Hardest</a>, <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><br>

<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60J54720100120">Sons of Teen Dads More Likely to Become One, Too</a>, <i>Reuters</i><br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-michigan-housing-discrimination,0,4385391.story">Decades Later, Small Michigan City Builds Homes to Atone for Discrimination Against Black Families</a>, <i>Los Angeles Times</i><br> <a href=" http://www.northjersey.com/news/82225007_New_national_database_will_track_sex_offenders.html"> State, Municipalities Have Not Complied With Federal Sex Offender Law</a>, <i>The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_officers_excessive_force__suit.html#ixzz0dFtHO0MU ">Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Charges School Safety Officers Subjected Kids to “Excessive Force”</a>, <i>New York Daily News</i><br> <a href=" http://latina-voices.com/wp04/2010/01/20/improving-latino-mental-health-services/">Improving Mental Health Services for Latinos</a>, <i>Latina Voices</i><br>

<a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_663041.html">Suburbia Home to New Poverty Challenge</a>, <i>Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</i><br> <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20wired.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "> If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href=" http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100120/OPINION01/1200305/1026/news12/Lawmakers-must-investigate-tribal-welfare-program-swiftly">Editorial: Lawmakers Must Investigate Tribal Welfare Program Swiftly</a>, <i>The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)</i><br>

<a href="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=175997">Military Mother Asks Journalists to Provide More Local Resources for Civilians</a>, <i>Poynter</i><br> <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1428502.html ">How a Foster Care Tragedy Led to Reform</a>, <i>The Miami Herald</i><br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/15/AR2010011503106.html?wprss=rss_health ">Debate on Circumcision Heightened as CDC Evaluates Surgery</a>, <i> The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0111/Supreme-Court-looks-at-constitutionality-of-sex-offender-law">Supreme Court Looks at Constitutionality of Sex Offender Law</a>, <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i><br> <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122556036&ft=1&f=1030 ">Obesity Rate Grows In Boys Ages 6 To 19</a>, <i>NPR</i><br>

<a href="http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100117/NEWS06/1160349/1026/news12 "> Investigation: Tribe Mismanaged Funds for the Needy</a>, <i> The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.) </i><br> <a href="http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/28424/">Homeless Students Create a New Challenge for School Officials and Social Workers</a>, <i>The Times (Gainesville, Fla.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#34911297">Haitian Adoptees Begin to Arrive, But Many Families Still Wait to Be Reunited</a>, <i>NBC Nightly News</i><br> <a href=" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/17/AR2010011702268.html ">Veteran Schools Reporter Jay Mathews on the Lack of National Education Coverage: It’s the local education stories that matter</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-mlk_0118edi.State.Edition1.2260df8.html ">Editorial: 81 Years After Dr King’s Birth, the South’s Poor and Minority Students are at Risk</a>, <i>The Dallas Morning News </i><br>

<a href="http://www2.wsav.com/sav/ap_exchange/national_news/article/InAGenderShiftMoreMomsBecomeBreadwinners/87214/">In A Gender Shift, More Moms Become Breadwinners</a>, <i>The Associated Press/WSAV News 3</i><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/us/15sffoster.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">Financial Difficulties Strain California’s Foster Care System</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-01-14-college-admissions_N.htm?csp=34">College Applications Rise, But Budget Cuts Cap Enrollment</a>, <i>USA TODAY</i><br> <a href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/child_advocate_report_says_nj.html">Federal Monitor Says N.J. Child Welfare System Needs to Improve Visitation with Birth Parents</a>, <i>The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)</i><br> <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/01/15/study_warns_parents_about_choking_game/">Study Warns Parents About ‘Choking Game’</a>, <i>The Associated Press/The Boston Globe</i><br> <a href="http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=269759">Debunk All the Common Myths About Child Abuse</a>, <i>The Telegraph Herald (Iowa)<br></i>