Articles Psst, President Obama: Youth of Color Need More Than a Father to Succeed "My Brother's Keeper" is no substitute for jobs, housing, and access to quality education and training.Melinda AndersonMar 06, 2014
Articles Nearly One Fourth of American Children Live in Poverty, So Why Are Schools Trashing Their Lunches? When many children are food insecure, for any school to intentionally inflict hunger is indefensible.Melinda AndersonFeb 07, 2014
Articles Why Preschool for Poor Kids Can't Just Be a Crime-Prevention Strategy Educating poor children is not a priority, unless perhaps it stops them from growing up to be lawbreakers.Melinda AndersonNov 01, 2013
Articles Let's All Say No to 'Stand Your Ground' in Schools After the Sandy Hook school massacre, you'd think schools would say no to bringing Stand Your Ground laws to campus. Well, Indiana's trying.Melinda AndersonOct 06, 2013