Sunday, March 15, 2026

Donald Trump and the child savers redux. It’s not a band, but they still sing the same song

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  More than a decade ago, I wrote a column for The Imprint called “Donald Trump and the Child Savers. It’s Not a Band But They Sing the S...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 10, 2026

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● In Tennessee, the head of the state’s family police agency, which has failed for decades, finally is demanding accountability - from the c...
Monday, March 9, 2026

NCCPR in the Alaska Beacon: The foster care system is failing Alaska children. So are those trying to fix it.

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Last August, the Beacon published a story under the headline “Is Alaska’s foster care system failing children? A federal trial underway now...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Foster care in Tennessee: When the leaders of the “child welfare” agency forgot their disguises

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The Tennessee family police agency has a plan for what to do with foster children who get out of line. Decades ago, the father of family def...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 3, 2026

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● America’s leading journalism think tank and training center, the Poynter Institute, published an article on “How to cover child welfare — ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 24, 2026

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● ProPublica has just published a blockbuster story all about how the Trump Administration is trying to weaponize family policing and broad...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 17, 2026

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Before the look back, a brief look ahead:   ● There’s a big event on Feb. 26: Check out this webinar, sponsored by the National Associatio...