States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short.

Mississippi Today— States had until 2018 to come into compliance with strict background checks for child care workers. Many states are still failing to fully comply.

hechingerreport.org—States are required to background check child care workers. Many are falling short. This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had been neglected by their caregivers. Some died from injuries, others in their sleep.  Most of the children attended licensed facilities, […]

hechingerreport.org—Our child care system gives many moms a draconian choice: Quality child care or a career. AUBURN, Wash. – After a series of low-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son […]

The Washington Times—26 Republican AGs sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows. Twenty-six Republican attorneys general filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging a new Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers across the United States to run background checks on buyers at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.