childrens rights

The parents of 545 children separated at the border still haven’t been found. The pandemic isn’t helping.

“Lawyers say about 1,500 children had been taken from their parents in 2017, while zero-tolerance was being carried out during a secretive pilot program in El Paso. Many more of those parents were deported, never given the option of reuniting with their children in the United States.” Washington Post: The parents of 545 children separated at …

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Social Justice? DeVos Defends $18 Million Cut to Special Olympics Funding While Asking Congress for $60 Million for Charter Schools

SWAMP WATCH: Taking funding from Special Olympics is as sick as it gets. DeVos Defends $18 Million Cut to Special Olympics Funding While Asking Congress for $60 Million for Charter Schools “Just when you thought the Trump administration couldn’t possibly stoop any lower…” by Julia Conley, staff writer 30 Comments Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on …

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Bill Quigley’s Children’s Social Justice Quiz 2017….

Professor Bill Quigley’s Social Justice Quiz 2017….what will 2018 tell us? 1) The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 14.8 percent or 46 million people are living in poverty in the US. How many of those people living in poverty are children? A. 4 million B. 8 million C. 12 million D. 14 million Answer to …

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