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<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>

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011304349.html">Anxious Hours for U.S. Couples Set to Adopt Haitian Children</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br><a href="http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2010/thoughts_on_todays_release_of_the_head_start_impact_study-26270">Head Start Impact Study Suggests Gains Do Not Last Through First Grade</a>, <i>Early Ed Watch/New America Foundation</i><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/health/14obese.html?hpw">Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S., Data Suggest</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011302643.html">College Aid Going to Wealthier Students</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1672009220/Poverty-abuse-stats-larger-than-state-report-shows">Poverty, Abuse Stats Larger Than State Report Shows</a>, <i>The Holland Sentinel (Mich.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.edweek14jan14,0,6809007.story">Education Week Ranks Md. No. 1</a>, <i>The Baltimore Sun</i><br>

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010703849.html ">Justice Study Tracks Rape, Sexual Abuse of Juvenile Inmates</a>, <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100107/NEWS03/1070353/Early-Head-Start-to-reach-further">Delaware Awarded $1 Million Stimulus Grant to Expand Early Head Start</a>, <i>The News Journal (Del.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/07/MNT41BEGO3.DTL">Comparing ‘No Child Left Behind’ to ‘Race to the Top,’</a> <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><br> <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/us/08census.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">Half of States See Dip in Under-18 Population</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-01-07-WLCkidsandweight07_ST_N.htm">Kid-friendly Diet Helps Fight Childhood Obesity at Home</a>, <i>USA TODAY</i><br> <a href="http://www.vancnews.com/articles/2010/01/05/brunswick/news/news04.txt ">Virginia Advances Early Childhood Education Programs</a>, <i>Virginia/North Carolina News</i><br>

<a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20100107/OPINION01/1070341/1008/opinion01/Mend--don-t-end--No-Child--reforms">Mend, Don't End 'No Child' Reforms (opinion)</a>, <i>The Detroit News</i><br> <a href="http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-tracking-0107.artjan07,0,4004824.story">State Board of Education Discourages So-Called Tracking In Schools</a>, <i>Hartford Courant</i><br> <a href=" http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9492992 ">Bill Would Withhold Casino Winnings If Child Support Owed</a>, <i>ABC News</i><br> <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/child-myths/201001/parenting-plans-considering-the-needs-young-children">Considering the Needs of Young Children When Parents Divorce (opinion)</a>, <i>Psychology Today</i> <a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20100107/LIVING01/1070392/1007/LIVING/Poverty-lack-of-education-cut-into-healthy-years"><br>Poverty, Lack of Education Cut into Healthy Years</a>, <i>The Indianapolis Star</i><br>

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/us/03foodstamps.html">Living on Nothing but Food Stamps</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/80555112.html">State Lagging in Race for Education Funding</a>, <i>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</i><br> <a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/opinion/03bucior.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss ">Substitute Teachers Face Lack of Training and Support (opinion)</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/program-for-children-has-uncertain-future">Children’s Health Insurance Program Has Uncertain Future</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-03-kid-sex-offenders_N.htm"> Study: Third of juvenile sex offenders target other kids</a>, <i>USA TODAY</i><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/us/04runaways.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">Legislators Moving to Fill in the Cracks that Teenage Runaways Slip Through</a>, <i>The New York Times</i><br>

<a href="http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/79587777.html">U.S. Senate to Consider Background Checks for Child-Care Providers </a>, <i>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel </i><br> <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/teachers-unions-balk-at-floridas-bid-for-federal-education-reform-money/1059646">Teachers' Unions Balk at Florida's Bid for Federal Education Reform Money</a>, <i>St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/12/as_seen_on_tv_food_kids_want_t.html">As Seen On TV, Food Kids Shouldn't Be Eating</a>, <i>NPR</i><br> <a href="http://www.tonic.com/article/autism-speaks-new-cdc-findings/">Autism Speaks Gears Up For New CDC Findings (opinion)</a>, <i>Tonic</i><br> <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/998574.html">Washington State Gets Extra $7.5 Million in Funds: Bonus may allow expansion of kids insurance</a>, <i>The News Tribune (Wash.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/5min/story/1388214.html"> Florida Supreme Court Limits 'Degrading' Shackles for Juveniles</a>, <i>Miami Herald </i><br>

<a href="http://www.annarbor.com/news/a-young-man-struggles-with-the-sex-offender-label/">Young Pittsfield Township Man Struggles with Sex Offender Label</a>, <i>AnnArbor.com (Mich.)</i><br> <a href="http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4731339">Child Abuse, Neglect on Rise in Poor Economy</a>, <i>The Daily Record (Ohio)</i><br> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-10560-Special-Needs-Kids-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Working-memory-and-parenting-study-released">Working Memory and Parenting Study Released</a>, <i>Examiner.com</i><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/nyregion/17welfare.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y">Welfare Rolls Grow in City, but Increase Is Modest</a>, <i>The New York Times </i><br> <a href="http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/the_next_most_underreported_he.php">The Next Most Underreported Health Reform Story: What will happen to SCHIP? (opinion)</a>, <i>Columbia Journalism Review</i><br> <a href="http://www.csindy.com/colorado/a-real-homeless-solution/Content?oid=1548660 ">A Real Homeless Solution</a>, <i>The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Independent</i><br>

The Family Violence Option (FVO), part of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), allows states to exempt victims of domestic violence from welfare eligibility requirements that undermine their safety or penalize them for their status. But a new report by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty reveals that the vast majority of eligible victims do not benefit from the Option’s protections, writes Natelson.

<a href="http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b5a747d4da7fc123691b2be981f1cc10">Advocates Fear Recession Could Weaken Gains for Kids</a>, <i>New America Media</i><br><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.census16dec16,0,2696318.story">Census Likely to Miss More Kids Under 5, Study Says</a>, <i>The Baltimore Sun</i><br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-austin16-2009dec16,0,3809285.story">Put Power Over California's Schools in Hands of Parents (opinion)</a>, <i>Los Angeles Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20091215/NEWS06/912150375/1008/NEWS06/Rules-on-teachers-schools-could-change-to-snare-aid">Rules on Teachers, Schools Could Change to Snare Aid</a>, <i>Detroit Free Press</i><br> <a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2009/12/15/education-secretary-arne-duncan-says-merit-pay.html">Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says Merit Pay Should Be Tied to Student Growth (Q&A)</a>, <i>U.S. News & World Report</i><br> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/nyregion/16carrion.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">Official Hopes Prison Crisis May Spur Change</a>,<i>The New York Times</i><br> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-12-15-new-york-schools_N.htm?csp=34">In New York, A Model for How to Improve a School Cafeteria</a>, <i>USA TODAY</i><br>