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Cops In High Schools

December 06, 2006 — High school students have a mixed view of police presence, especially in the so-called Impact schools.

Teen Court Days

November 02, 2006 — New York City foster youth would like a great voice, and presence, in family court.

HIV 25 Years Later

September 28, 2006 — Jarel Melendez looks at how AIDS affected the city’s foster care system, and why it continues to affect our teens today

Asthma, Poverty and Pollution

September 08, 2006 — Asthma affects children in poor neighborhoods in New York City at a much higher rate than in the rest of the city, and the rest of the country. Why? Some attribute it to pollution.

Teen Activists

August 14, 2006 — Several thousand New York City teenagers spend their summers working to change the world, or at least their communities.

Helping Men Be Fathers

July 07, 2006 — With more than half of all black children growing up without their fathers, an East Harlem program tries to break the cycle of absent dads.

Childstat

June 12, 2006 — A new program called “Childstat” is just one of the reforms that the Administration for Children’s Services is putting in place after the death of seven-year-old Nixzmary Brown. A transcript of an online chat with ACS Deputy Commissioner Jan Flory, in charge of Childstat.

Cell Phone Ban Angers Students

May 22, 2006 — The city's decision to enforce its once largely ignored policy against electronic devices in schools has prompted students to circulate petitions and consider school walkouts.

Should 16-Year-Olds Have The Right To Vote?

May 05, 2006 — High school student (and current non-voter) Desiree Bailey weighs a City Council bill that would lower the voting age for local NYC elections to 16.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

April 12, 2006 — The nation’s first public development exclusively for grandparents raising grandchildren, right here in the Bronx, shows the way towards solving the problems involved in a growing trend.

Teen Curfew?

March 10, 2006 — Some members of the New York City Council have proposed a city-wide curfew for New York’s teenagers. Eighteen-year-old Jennifer Morron (whose mother imposes a curfew) weighs in on the idea.

Honoring Nixzmary's Memory By Avoiding A Panicked Response

January 26, 2006 — Mike Arsham of the Child Welfare Organizing Project argues that "the best way to honor Nixzmary’s memory is not by going back to a time when the Administration for Children’s Services was just more threat to family life in poor communities, but by continuing to change the system for the better."

Daycare Workers

July 07, 2004 — Sasha Nyary lays out the case for a pay raise for the city's daycare workers, "one of the most undervalued jobs in our society.

Children and Insecticides

June 04, 2004 — Sasha Nyary looks at the effect on children of the banning of two popular insecticides. Also, a look at welfare sanctions; the commissioner of children's services resigns.

Immigrant Children’s Illnesses and Access To Health Care

May 13, 2004 — Immigrant children suffer from more illnesses than native-born children, and have fewer options for health care. Now, Sasha Nyary writes, the governor is proposing the elimination of a program that will make things even worse.

Child Care For Welfare Recipients

April 29, 2004 — The reauthorization of the 1996 welfare reform legislation is inevitable, with the U.S. Senate's vote to increase funding for child care.  But, Sasha Nyary asks, will this make things better or worse for children?

Foster Children With Mothers In Jail

March 03, 2004 — Sasha Nyary details the first study of the foster children whose mothers are incarcerated.

Children and Pollution: School Buses, Second-Hand Smoke

February 06, 2004 — Air pollution, Sasha Nyary writes, “is particularly hard on children, whose lungs are fragile and still developing,” which is why a legal settlement on school bus idling is good news, and a report on second-hand smoke is not.

The Flu; Abuse; Lead Paint

January 08, 2004 — The flu this season is particularly dangerous for children; students at the Edwin Gould Academy charge abuse; City Council passes lead paint bill.

Domestic Violence and Family Homelessness; Also: Frightening Facts From Ferrer

December 08, 2003 — Sasha Nyary details two new reports, one describing a dramatic change in the way the city is treating domestic violence cases, placing fewer children in foster care; the other recommending ways to prevent "family homelessness." Also: How many NYC schools lack a full-time librarian? Ask Freddy Ferrer.

After School Programs

November 10, 2003 — Sasha Nyary looks at the nagging problem of after school programs – too few for too many.

Parents Last? Also: The Lower East Side, Poor But Not Broken

October 02, 2003 — In the new public school reforms, called "Children First," are parents last? A new report says parental rights are being violated by excluding them from decision-making. Also: more on school bus pollution; one reason why the Lower East Side is the poorest neighborhood in New York City, but not the worst for children's well-being -- social service programs like the Educational Alliance.

A Report On Violent Teen Relationships

September 03, 2003 — Lynda Crawford reports on the results of a 20-year study that shows that children who witness violence in their parents' relationship, or who are excessively punished, are at risk of forming violent relationships as teenagers.

School Lunch Lack; Fixing Diesel-Fueled School Buses

August 04, 2003 — Lynda Crawford explains the protest over the lack of school lunches in some summer schools, and proposed legislation to fix the lack of air-quality standards in diesel-fueled school buses.

Summer Youth Employment Program . . . Indicators of Child Well Being. . . Poverty Among Asian American Children

July 03, 2003 — Lynda Crawford updates the precarious state of NYC’s summer youth employment program. Also: how New York ranks in child well-being; one in four Asian-American children in NYC live in poverty.

School Buses Can Be Dangerous to Kids' Health

June 05, 2003 — Lynda Crawford reports how school buses can be dangerous to children’s health -– thanks to their diesel exhaust.

Asthma; Infant Mortality; Recruiting Foster Parents

May 06, 2003 — Lynda Crawford looks at the study that found asthma rates for children in New York four times higher than the national average. Also: infant mortality rates are said to have gone down, but that is not true of every city neighborhood; lack of mental health services for children; new campaign to recruit foster parents.

Talking To Kids About War

April 09, 2003 — Lynda Crawford goes over the various guidelines (for teachers, for parents) for talking to children about war. Also: new guidelines for recruiting children (teenagers) into the military.

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June 01, 2002 —

Alternative Juvenile Court

April 01, 2002 —

Children's Services

November 01, 2001 —

Child Health Plus

October 01, 2001 —

Law Guardians for Children

July 01, 2001 —

Summer Jobs Threatened

June 01, 2001 —

Foster Children Still at Risk?

May 01, 2001 —

Child Care

April 01, 2001 —

Attorneys For The Parents

March 01, 2001 —

Fostering Writers

February 01, 2001 —

The Governor's Budget

January 01, 2001 —

National Survey on Child Poverty

November 01, 2000 —

Election Special--Support for Children . . . In Theory

October 01, 2000 —

The Teachers' Contract

September 01, 2000 —

The Party Platforms

August 01, 2000 —

NYC's New Budget and Kids

July 01, 2000 —

Family Court Fiasco

June 01, 2000 —

Elian Gonzalez: Whatever Happened to Legal Precedent?

May 01, 2000 —

Marisol Update: Prospects are Grim

April 01, 2000 —

Kids In Prison

March 01, 2000 —

State of the State

January 01, 2000 —

Private Child Welfare Agenices

December 01, 1999 —

Better Late Than Never

November 01, 1999 —