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If a child had a book report due, but dawdled on the playground instead of writing it, that child...
The country’s top vaccine advisors are meeting for the last time in 2025 right at this very moment. When they...
The spending bill “really puts kids last”, said Bruce Lesley, president of the bipartisan children’s advocacy group First Focus...
First Focus on Children's Chad Bolt writes "The White House has told Republican lawmakers to get out there and...
Child poverty rose to 13.4% in 2024, according to new census data, an increase of 158% since 2021. One-hundred-and-fifty-eight-percent. More...
Recently released 2024 U.S census data show little progress on child poverty, with the numbers slightly down from 2023...
New policies will further undermine children’s well-being Figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau showed no significant change in child poverty or the...
Congress is back and the Internet has supplied lawmakers with a perfect metaphor for the plight of America’s children....
The March of the Recissions continues, apparently with an even greater focus on hollowing out supports for children. The...
