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By Rick Wheat on October 30, 2020 |

Child welfare readings for 10/30/2020

the cost of Child abuse in Louisiana
By Rick Wheat
Between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, the State of Louisiana contracted for 13.4 billion dollars worth of services for citizens. If you search...
“help it make sense?!”
By Rick Wheat
This morning I read an appeal for help on Twitter regarding Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) from a Louisiana legislator: when "something...
we did not get here today
By Rick Wheat
As it often does regarding the Department of Children and Family Services, Governor Jindal's name popped up in Louisiana news this week in stories about...
louisiana legislature recognizes the cost of its 10-year attack on k-12 education
By Rick Wheat
According to the Southern Regional Education Board, Louisiana’s Children lagged all other southern states for high school graduation rates from 2016 to 2019. Louisiana also has the lowest 6-year graduation rates from 4-year public colleges. Outcomes like these do not occur by chance. Causes have effects.
Child well-being basics: louisiana legislature struggles
By Rick Wheat
Every parent has heard it from the back seat, "Are we there yet?" No. We are not there yet. Louisiana is still working to gather...