https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/child-welfare Child Welfare en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:23:10 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-no-teachers-shouldnt-decrease-referrals-to-child-protective-services/2025/08 A growing chorus claims teachers are overreporting suspected abuse and neglect. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:23:10 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-no-teachers-shouldnt-decrease-referrals-to-child-protective-services/2025/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/trump-allies-say-the-case-for-head-start-is-weak-researchers-say-theyre-wrong/2025/05 Head Start critics oversimplify research to justify calls for its closure, researchers said. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:00:42 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/trump-allies-say-the-case-for-head-start-is-weak-researchers-say-theyre-wrong/2025/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/how-a-parents-rights-law-halted-a-child-abuse-prevention-program/2023/12 State laws that have passed as part of the parents' rights movement have caused confusion and uncertainty over what schools can teach. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:39:45 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/how-a-parents-rights-law-halted-a-child-abuse-prevention-program/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/texas-educators-say-they-dont-want-to-be-transgender-police/2022/03 The governor says some medical treatments for transgender children can constitute child abuse, triggering mandatory reporting for teachers. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:11:30 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/texas-educators-say-they-dont-want-to-be-transgender-police/2022/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/child-abuse-cases-got-more-severe-during-covid-19-could-teachers-have-prevented-it/2021/06 A study finds that the severity of identified child abuse cases grew during the pandemic, even as reports of abuse declined. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:36:45 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/child-abuse-cases-got-more-severe-during-covid-19-could-teachers-have-prevented-it/2021/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/more-than-1-in-4-homeless-students-dropped-off-schools-radar-during-the-pandemic/2020/12 School leaders have lost track of students amid school closures, shrinking capacity at homeless shelters, and ever-higher family mobility. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:09:17 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/more-than-1-in-4-homeless-students-dropped-off-schools-radar-during-the-pandemic/2020/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-domestic-violence-in-the-age-of-covid-19-a-teachers-perspective/2020/05 We must have extra compassion for students who have lost their safe haven during this crisis, writes high school teacher Shalander Shelly Samuels. Wed, 20 May 2020 22:43:13 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-domestic-violence-in-the-age-of-covid-19-a-teachers-perspective/2020/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/when-the-pd-plate-is-overfull/2019/05 Growing requirements for trainings on non-academic issues—everything from food allergies to sexual assault—have made it hard for schools and teachers to keep up. Tue, 14 May 2019 23:01:56 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/when-the-pd-plate-is-overfull/2019/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/homeschooling-can-it-hide-abuse/2018/02 A severe case of child abuse and torture is bringing renewed attention to the mostly hands-off approach states take with home schooling. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:56:50 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/homeschooling-can-it-hide-abuse/2018/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/mainland-schools-receive-puerto-rican-students-and-educators-with-open-arms/2017/10 As Puerto Rican families leave their devastated homeland for the mainland, school districts are preparing to take in students and offer jobs to teachers. Sat, 14 Oct 2017 01:51:38 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/mainland-schools-receive-puerto-rican-students-and-educators-with-open-arms/2017/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/childrens-trauma-lasts-long-after-disasters-studies-show/2017/09 Long-running research on Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin, Mo., tornado suggest that Texas schools will be dealing with Harvey's aftereffects for years. Fri, 08 Sep 2017 23:40:49 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/childrens-trauma-lasts-long-after-disasters-studies-show/2017/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms-a-complex-issue/2016/09 A new Texas law requiring such cameras at the request of parents and teachers raises questions about cost, privacy, and even whether they'll help protect children. Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:28:27 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms-a-complex-issue/2016/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-to-teach-for-a-better-world/2016/04 Teachers shouldn't shy away from exposing students to thorny ethical issues in developmentally appropriate ways, writes educator Zoe Weil. Tue, 12 Apr 2016 23:43:14 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-to-teach-for-a-better-world/2016/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-early-childhood-development-research-is-unassailable/2016/03 Investing in a child's health and education, even before she is born, has lifelong benefits, writes Sarah Klaus. Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:44:20 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-early-childhood-development-research-is-unassailable/2016/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-flint-educator-our-water-crisis-is-a-crisis-of-trust/2016/02 A Flint, Mich., teacher weighs in on how the city's water crisis has damaged more than students' health. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:36:20 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-flint-educator-our-water-crisis-is-a-crisis-of-trust/2016/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/water-contamination-raises-health-concerns-for-flint-students/2016/01 A federal emergency was issued over the weekend as city and school officials in Flint, Mich., continued to deal with the fallout from high lead levels in the water supply and the threat the crisis poses to children. Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:17:59 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/water-contamination-raises-health-concerns-for-flint-students/2016/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-to-create-safe-learning-environments/2015/12 Two researchers suggest evidence-based classroom practices that help teachers promote a positive and secure student learning environment. Wed, 09 Dec 2015 03:08:04 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-how-to-create-safe-learning-environments/2015/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/k-12-issues-within-broad-sweep-of-recent-high-court-rulings/2015/07 Even when the U.S. Supreme Court is not weighing education-specific cases, many of its decisions reach into the schools—and the 2014-15 term was no exception. Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:25:07 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/k-12-issues-within-broad-sweep-of-recent-high-court-rulings/2015/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/efforts-to-regulate-home-schooling-rekindle-controversies/2015/05 As state policymakers push for more oversight of home schooling families, advocates for education at home are split over how much regulation is necessary. Wed, 13 May 2015 01:29:54 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/efforts-to-regulate-home-schooling-rekindle-controversies/2015/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/supreme-court-mulls-teachers-duty-in-reporting-abuse/2015/03 Arguments in an Ohio case revolved around whether the requirement that teachers report child abuse turns them into agents of law enforcement. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:33:29 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/supreme-court-mulls-teachers-duty-in-reporting-abuse/2015/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/supreme-court-to-hear-case-on-abuse-reporting/2015/02 The case before the high court asks whether teachers' duty to report suspected child abuse makes them adjuncts of law enforcement when it comes to prosecution. Wed, 25 Feb 2015 04:39:11 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/supreme-court-to-hear-case-on-abuse-reporting/2015/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/federal-home-visit-program-faces-renewal-deadline/2015/02 A program that pays for nurses and trained workers to make home visits, intended to change the health and educational trajectories of some of the most vulnerable families, will sunset in March unless Congress acts. Wed, 04 Feb 2015 02:59:09 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/federal-home-visit-program-faces-renewal-deadline/2015/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/new-student-poverty-measures-proposed-for-national-tests/2012/12 The proposed new NAEP indicators go beyond income for a clearer picture of students' socioeconomic status. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:41:40 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/new-student-poverty-measures-proposed-for-national-tests/2012/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/choice-bus-gets-students-to-ponder-dropout-dangers/2012/11 A foundation program presents students with stark possibilities about what lies ahead for many who drop out of school. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:47:18 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/choice-bus-gets-students-to-ponder-dropout-dangers/2012/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/photo-gallery-giving-guidance Photo Gallery: Giving Guidance Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:48:28 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/photo-gallery-giving-guidance https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-we-need-a-different-national-conversation/2011/09 In order to reform education, the nation needs action from a bipartisan Congress that looks beyond the quick fix, writes Gene R. Carter. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:07:24 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-we-need-a-different-national-conversation/2011/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/grandparents-increasingly-getting-involved-in-education/2011/08 With a growing number of school-age children living with their grandparents, grandparents are seeking a more prominent role in schools. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:35:44 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/grandparents-increasingly-getting-involved-in-education/2011/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/statistics-show-more-grandparents-caring-for-grandchildren/2011/08 With a growing number of school-age children living with their grandparents, grandparents are seeking a more prominent role in schools. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/statistics-show-more-grandparents-caring-for-grandchildren/2011/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/photo-gallery-grandparents-taking-charge Photo Gallery: Grandparents Taking Charge Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:05:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/photo-gallery-grandparents-taking-charge https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-why-attention-will-return-to-nonschool-factors/2011/05 Jeffrey R. Henig and S. Paul Reville write that the future health of American schools depends on attending to nonschool factors. Mon, 23 May 2011 14:58:21 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/opinion-why-attention-will-return-to-nonschool-factors/2011/05