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Youth in placement through the child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health or developmental disabilities system need a local, independent ombudsperson to hear their grievances and

One New York county tried a solution that dramatically reduced the number of Black and white children in foster care. The second in a two-part

Reimagining a foster care system that errs on the side of protecting children, but disproportionately investigates and punishes Black families more for economic hardship than

The bill gives hundreds of people an opportunity to petition for earlier release.

Maryland has banned life without the possibility of parole for people convicted

The youth ombudsperson proposal pits young Philadelphians against the very office tasked with protecting them.

Over the last few years, abuse and assault has been

Miseducation is a column that chronicles what it’s like to be a student in the modern United States.

The coronavirus pandemic has upended

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“If the attorney for the 14-year-old Manheim Township girl charged as an adult in the stabbing death of her older sister tries to

Some of Pennsylvania's most vulnerable students are falling behind to no fault of their own, due to inconsistent graduation requirements across school districts.

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"You don't want me." 

The words spilled out of 4-year-old Jimmy as he sat crying in an unfamiliar bedroom, his third foster home in two