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In Florida’s education policy world, state Rep. Chris Latvala has sway.Latvala is the House’s chief education budget writer as chairman of the PreK-12…
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Florida's sheriffs are worried that some vulnerable children are caught in the middle of a struggle between foster care and group homes, which also…
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Jordan Belliveau would have celebrated his third birthday on Monday.Instead, the toddler died in September. He was just two when police say his mother,…
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Florida foster care providers are struggling to keep up with the number of children entering the system as a result of opioid-related deaths.
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A number of child welfare bills are continuing to move in the Florida Legislature.
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In response to a spate of child abuse deaths in Florida, state lawmakers in 2014 created teams to investigate the root causes of these deaths and report...
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Governor Rick Scott says he wants about $200 million for Florida families who adopt foster kids.
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With the 2018 legislative session around the corner, Florida lawmakers as well as child welfare stakeholders are starting to dive into how to address...
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to spend millions to hire more child protective investigators and boost money spent on services for children adopted from...
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Florida’s child welfare officials are doing a review of their system and already looking ahead legislatively on the state and national level on what can...
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There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are…
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There's been a spike in the number of kids being removed from their homes in the Tampa Bay Area over the past few years. And foster care agencies are…