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Liz Squibb knows how to help foster children - she was one herself

Working at the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative she helps foster children make the transition to adulthood.
Supreme Court sizes up teens who murder

Two cases involving life sentences for 14-year-olds who murdered will test the Supreme Court's past rulings that teens are not small adults and must be given a chance for redemption.
Report: Child poverty rate hits 20 percent in US as families struggle

Over the past decade, child poverty grew in 38 states. Economic recession and housing foreclosures are among the major reasons, wiping out earlier gains, a new report finds.
Is the US system rigged for the rich?

While the poor get social programs worth $365 billion, the rich get more. Subsidies to help the prosperous build wealth added up to $384 billion last year.
Report: Reading skills in early grades are crucial to success

Students who don’t have effective reading skills by the end of third grade are more likely to fall behind. Later achievement, including high school graduation, can be affected, a new report says.
To jumpstart US job market, turn workers into owners

Many Americans build wealth through their home. Why not through work?