Children’s Monitor Highlights
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CB Event on Positive Childhood Experiences
The Children’s Bureau hosted a webinar, “Thriving and Healthy Kids: We All Have a Role to Play in Promoting Positive Childhood Experiences,” on April 23, 2024. Dr Mandy Cohen from the CDC stated that positive
House Hearing on Work and Poverty
On April 9, 2024, the House Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee held a field hearing in Chicago, IL, on the Dignity of Work: Lifting Individuals Out of Poverty. Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (R-IL)
Ways and Means Hearing on Tax Policy
On April 11th, 2024, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing entitled “Expanding on the Success of the 2017 Tax Relief to Help Hardworking Americans,” with the intent to discuss the impacts
Joint Economic Committee Hearing on Early Childhood Education
The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on Wednesday April 10, 2024 entitled, Building Blocks for Success: Investing in Early Childhood Education. The goal of this hearing was to address the need for funding in
The Administration: Final Rule on Gun Safety
On April 11, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration and the Department of Justice announced a final rule regarding federal gun background check system outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This rule clarifies and expands the
2022 AFCARS Data Show Decreases in Foster Care
On March 20, 2024, the Administration for Children and Families released the AFCARs data for 2022. Again this year, the report shows a significant decrease in foster care placements from the 2021 figure of 391,641
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