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A recent report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests that only about one-third of children in grade school meet expectations in cognitive ability by 3rd grade. Additionally, children from low-income families were much less likely to be on track in areas such as physical development, social/emotional growth, and school engagement. The report noted a distinct relation between family education and earnings. According to the data collected from families of children under the age of 8, half of the families who earned a higher income had a head of household with at least a 4-year college degree. In contrast, the head of household in the majority of low-income families had at best a high school diploma.

A recent report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation suggests that only about one-third of children in grade school meet expectations in cognitive ability by 3rd grade. Additionally, children from low-income families were much less likely to be on track in areas such as physical development, social/emotional growth, and school engagement. The report noted a distinct relation between family education and earnings. According to the data collected from families of children under the age of 8, half of the families who earned a higher income had a head of household with at least a 4-year college degree. In contrast, the head of household in the majority of low-income families had at best a high school diploma.

This is such a shame, and I am sure this is very frustrating for both parents and teachers. I really enjoyed helping in my daughters' classes but did see firsthand students who were struggling. Funding for education is not where it should be so classes don't have aides and assistants to spend extra time working with kids who need additional help.

This website gives us an small article in there on going of issue of family separation. this article tells us of the thousands of family finally coming back together but also the ones who were not reunited. giving us reasons why they may have not been reunited and also tell what they are doing to reunited these families before a deadline.

This article can open up our minds about what goes on with families along the U.S. Mexico border.

In this article, it tells what happened to middle-class families during the election. Most middle-class families rely on their jobs for their main source of income. It also talks about the percentages of families who live paycheck to paycheck.

As the years pass, family violence seems to be more common. A home is meant to be a safe pace, but sadly in certain situations it can be scary. It is crazy to think that in other countries family violence is not a crime. The most important issue stated in this article is of course young children raised within these negative households. The rate of them becoming violent later in life is very high.

An article describing the case of a Muslim family living in the UK and the influence Sharia law has in regards to family disputes

This article briefly discusses on how in 2013 the Affordable Care Act was going to assist many poor families. It would help these families be able to afford better health insurance at a low monthly premium.

Thanks for sharing this. I was surprised with the percentages among minority groups as well as just the overall percentages especially in Texas. This author is really good because she is direct and to the point and has a very clever way of closing the article as well.

In 2010, a litigated court in Tennessee asserted a family court ruling that congratulated Darryl Sawyer, the primary custody of his almost seven-year-old son, Daniel. The court ruled in favor of Sawyer, aside from the confirmed proof that was spoken of by his ex-wife that he had sexually abused their child, Daniel.

Food security is a right that every individual has, the article helps brings justice to how important it is for families to have the foods they require to survive. As the rich grow richer, more and more families are left without food. They live with their worries on how to get food on the table and the problem is only spreading.

I like the take this article has in regards to physicians needing to encourage more information about resources for their patients. This article breaks down key points on how food insecurity is a social disease that can be worked on and helped at all levels of society.

Hearing that food insecurity is a rising problem today is disheartening, but it is also not surprising. With a growing population and an economy that squeezes natural resources dry, food is becoming less abundant. I like the take this article takes on food insecurity. They are trying to have physicians help patients cope with it. I doubt how helpful that will be because people who experience food insecurity might not have access to a physician either.

Families of children with special needs are upset with the Success Academy charter Schools and are even suing them. The schools have discriminated against the children and have put the children and families down. Though this is very discouraging to the families and students, they are not giving up.

The rising suicide rates across the globe are disturbing. Over the past 45 years, the suicide rates have risen by 60%, they have nearly doubled, and are getting worse every year. As of 2016, a person commits suicide every 40 seconds, and the CDC believes that that number will rise to one every 20 seconds by 2020, a disturbing figure. The phenomenon has had little explanation as to cause, however i believe it is the fall in the number of people of faith, or religion. Over the past 50 years, more and more people have lost faith, and crime rates, and suicide rates have skyrocketed. But that is just a theory.

We all are aware and know how scary suicide can be but it is heartbreaking to know that every year the growing rate is rising. We see on the news and on social media that teens are committing suicide but we need to realize that it is not just teens, its all people. The best thing we can do for those who have thought of committing suicide is to be there and listen to them when help is needed.

It's sad to hear about how often suicide happens. I wasn't aware of how bad it actually was. There are many different reasons people decide to take their life away. All we can really do is to try to be there for anyone who needs help and show people that you care. Sometimes it can be from the people we least expect.

In this report it talks about foster kids and what happens to them after they turn 18. While some states, a small handful, have programs for the kids others do not. It spoke about kids turning 18 then getting dropped off at homeless shelters. I hope in the near future there will be a change for these kids. They crime rate, young parent rate and homeless rates are just not acceptable. Please read and see how you can help in you community.

There was a group home next door to my home for years. These kids had no support even when they were in the system. They were often locked out of the home when the state workers needed to go somewhere. My family and I ended up being family for many of these children. One afternoon, Charles who lived in the group home, rang our doorbell. I came out and he was yellow and falling over. I asked him where are the workers. He let me know they had locked them out again. I put him in my car and rushed him to the hospital. I knew it was bad when the emergency room nurses took him immediately. The staff at the group home had been giving him the wrong medication and he lost most of his liver. Charles calls me mom. His children call me Grandma. A lot of the kids that were living in the home, call me mom. I refer to them as one of my kids. The best way to take care of these children is to invite them into your heart, lives and family before and after they turn 18. Demonstrate the way to success by showing them love.

Helmets significantly reduce serious traumatic brain injuries, yet most people refuse to wear them. Not only does the rider suffer, but so does the families involved.

Helmets significantly reduce serious traumatic brain injuries, yet most people refuse to wear them. Not only does the rider suffer, but so does the families involved.

Immigration enforcements have separated over 25 percent of families because of their parents not having legal documentation. The immigration reform have a significant impact on thousands of America's most vulnerable children. Children are being placed in the foster care system because of deportation.

This article shows the rising problem of separating families along the U.S. Mexico border. Shows what people think including our current president.

This website provides a short informative over view of the many over looked rights a father has. The website also provides legal assistance and outsources to guidance. What I found to be most interesting is that unmarried fathers can adopt children.

I like this website because it really informs people on laws throughout the country, and it has many different areas of info in one category. For example, if you go back to just "family law" you can see all the different areas within family law to look into.

Trump administration is stripping away any immigrant protection policy that it could've had left. Temporary deportation protection in favor for those with severe illnesses has been eradicated. Florida families are unprotected.

I posted a similar article explaining that new regulations are looking to remove the Flores Decision which specifically protected immigrant children. Might be worth a read.

The author reviews the purpose of Residential Schools for the Deaf and how they influence the social life and wellbeing of the children who are sent there for the better. The article shows a bias leaning towards the schools although there are many hearing families who find themselves troubled by the idea of sending their Deaf children away from K-12 but the article brings forward the positive aspects of how a residential school is uniquely capable of helping deaf children develop confidence and capable social skills that would allow them to experience a proper education unlike a mainstream public school in which they would most definitely be out-casted by their lack of resources, culture, language, and role models. It shows both the pros and cons of the residential schools for the Deaf in America but with a clear bias, however this is not unreasonable. Despite the clear bias towards residential schools from the author the article offers a point of view of hearing parents finding issue with sending their child away from home for long periods of time as they would experience with a residential school.

The EPA regulation on agriculture prices increase the production of food, fiber, and fuel. There are some regulations that are not proven to benefit the human health.

Moral values are less common among society in todays world. The values and beliefs of a person should not be punishable. The nation started out as a christian nation and it no longer is.