Part one of a two-part series: Adoption advocates hope education will help children - St. Cloud Times

Part one of a two-part series: Adoption advocates hope education will help children - St. Cloud Times
Americans support foster care adoption but often misunderstand it. They need a better understanding of the process so no child is left without a family, said Rita Soronen, executive director of the Dave Thomas

Port of Los Angeles Authorizes $1.2 Million to Fund ITEP Maritime Education Programs - Newswiretoday.com
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Los Angeles, CA, United States, 08/20/2010 - Hundreds of students in Wilmington, San Pedro, Carson and Gardena to benefit . The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has authorized $1.2

Obesity Rates Fall for White Girls, Not for Blacks, Indians in U.S. Study - Bloomberg

Obesity Rates Fall for White Girls, Not for Blacks, Indians in U.S. Study - Bloomberg
Obesity increased among black and American Indian girls in California even while declining for non-Hispanic whites, signaling flaws in U.S. programs aimed at combating fatness, researchers said. The rate of

Montreal police stop and question blacks at ‘alarming’ rate: Internal report - Toronto Star
MONTREAL—Some of the most extensive evidence yet suggesting racial profiling by its officers has been produced from within the Montreal Police Service, but the force is disavowing the internal study. The report

First NM governor debate focuses on education - Las Cruces Sun-News
ALBUQUERQUE - New Mexico's gubernatorial candidates clashed on educational policies Thursday as they met in the first debate in the general election campaign. Democrat Diane Denish and Republican Susana

1 in Every 4 Blacks Underemployed, More Black Women Jobless - Diversity Inc
The jobless rate for Blacks continues to be nearly twice that of whites. And Black men continue to have the highest rate of unemployment of any group, but Black women are catching up. The statistics are grim—one of