A reporter grapples with the lack of progress in fixing the health and safety problems faced by rural students and staff in Alaska's public school system.
Children & Families
Children in low-income Black communities face higher lead exposure risks from aging schools and homes, which can lead to worse health and learning outcomes.
Transracial adoption remains a complex and often debated subject, one that experts Bryan Post and Rhonda Roorda are tackling head-on.
Victor Malin Jr. endured foster care, trauma, and prison. Now he mentors youth and leads community programs to stop others from following the same path.
Black court-appointed special advocates in Sacramento work to support foster youth, especially Black teens, amid system flaws, racial disparities, and a lack of advocates.
Malachi, raised by his grandmother after a troubled childhood, now advocates for foster youth. Kinship care and family-first approaches are helping reform child welfare systems.
After years in the child welfare and justice systems, Ebony Price is working on keeping her life on the right track and being present for her family.
Malcolm X’s worldview was molded by his time in foster care and his experiences as a young Black man in America.
Films and TV portray the trauma and hope within foster care and child welfare, reflecting real-life struggles and evolving narratives around race, abuse, and belonging.
Children’s media uses relatable characters and stories to explore adoption, foster care, and family separation, helping normalize tough topics and open conversations.