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Recent News
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CDF-Texas: Proposed Rule Change Could Threaten Housing Security for Thousands of TX Children
The federal government estimates that its proposed rule change could threaten the housing of 36,000 eligible children living in immigrant and mixed-status households nationwide. Nearly a quarter of impacted families live in Texas.…
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Rural Mississippians Stand to Lose Again in Efforts to Gain Access to Quality, Affordable Broadband Internet
Trump administration’s efforts to rescind $700 million of the $1.2 billion in broadband expansion grants allocated to Mississippi through Biden’s BEAD program diminishes opportunity in the state.…
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New CDF-Ohio Research Details the ‘Quiet Undoing’ of School Discipline Reform in Ohio Public Schools
CDF-Ohio’s report shows during the 2024-2025 school year, Black, non-Hispanic students were four and a half times more likely than White students to experience exclusionary discipline in Ohio.…
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For Our Children: Take Action for Our Children
A call for protecting progress in education and child well-being amid rising costs and policy shifts. Learn how partners are urging action to strengthen supports for children and families and ways to help ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive.…