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Children
The children of Chinese factory workers
by
Jennifer Pak
Oct 2, 2019
As part of a series on Communist China’s 70th anniversary, Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak and Shanghai bureau news assistant, Charles Zhang, spoke to people in the country’s shoe industry – the world’s biggest – about their achievements and challenges over the last few decades. You can read more stories from the China 70 series here. China’s […]
After falling for years, the number of uninsured children is rising
May 2, 2019
The study estimates that some 4 million U.S. kids are now uninsured.
The crackdown on YouTube user comments: It's complicated
by
Molly Wood
Mar 4, 2019
Do screening tools work?
Instead of buying toys your kids will soon outgrow — how about borrowing them?
by
Ryan Kailath
Dec 27, 2018
"Toyeries" are making a comeback.
A new program helps foster kids by providing affordable housing for adoptive parents and seniors
Dec 7, 2018
Bridge Meadows brings foster families and seniors together in affordable housing.
At some Bronx public schools, 1 in 5 students are homeless
by
Julia Simon
Nov 20, 2018
NYC schools plan to spend $28 million on personnel, services for homeless students.
Busting the motherhood myth of "having it all"
by
Amy Scott
and Bennett Purser
Nov 15, 2018
A journalist and parent digs into how our ideas of motherhood came about in the U.S.
For public good, not for profit.
In an effort to save money, day care centers in New England are forming purchasing groups
by
Carrie Jung
Oct 24, 2018
A pilot program is underway in Massachusetts, while New Hampshire already has 200 day care centers participating in its purchasing group program.
In an effort to save money, day care centers in New England are forming purchasing groups
by
Carrie Jung
Oct 24, 2018
A pilot program is underway in Massachusetts, while New Hampshire already has 200 day care centers participating in its purchasing group program.
Utah's approach to breaking the cycle of child poverty: helping parents
by
Renata Sago
Jul 31, 2018
Utah is leading states in efforts to reduce childhood poverty, one study found. One approach it's taken? Creating programs that tackle intergenerational poverty in families.