Naomi Schaefer Riley
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Good Parenting Gets Easier Over Time
Recently a parent asked me an interesting question. She said, “Can easy parenting be good parenting?” My first response was this: What’s easy about parenting? If there was ever a life-course designed for character development, it would be a...
Go to a Cheap College — or None at All
A bachelor’s degree certifies a set of life skills you don’t really need college for.
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
College Degrees Certify Life Skills You Can Get Elsewhere | National Review @AEI @IWF
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Can T-shirts fix child protective services?
Earlier this week, Gregory McKay, the director of Arizona’s Department of Child Safety, came to AEI to talk about his efforts to improve the state’s child welfare system. There were a lot of things that McKay, a former homicide detective, did to...
Naomi Schaefer Riley
Can T-shirts fix child protective services? - AEI @ifs @bethanyshondark @KayHymowitz
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
Can T-shirts fix child protective services? aei.org/publication/ca… @aei @ifstudies @genjusticeorg @dcsgregmckay
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What Social and Emotional Learning Needs to Succeed and Survive
Seven suggestions for SEL advocates and funders as they seek to deliver on its promise and avoid its pitfalls
Life Inside a Prison Nursery
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
Despite the colorful walls and baby toys in these nurseries, the mothers and their babies are still in prison, and conditions are stressful. ifstudies.org/blog/life-insi… @aei @caitlinpacific @kayhymowitz @nationalaffairs
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Watch Deep Dive: Season 2, Episode 66, "The Bureaucracy of the Child Welfare System" Online - Fox Nation
Deep Dive - The Bureaucracy of the Child Welfare System: Dan Henninger and his panel of experts dive into the bureaucracy of the child welfare system, how children can get left behind, and what can be done to help them.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
It was great to talk to @DanHenninger @MaryAnastasiaOG and @MalkaGroden about what's wrong with our child welfare system and what we can do to fix it. nation.foxnews.com/watch/2d0aed28… @AEI @kathrynlopez @IWF @carrielukas @WilcoxNMP @AlysseElHage
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Should Infants Live With Their Incarcerated Mothers?
Naomi Schaefer Riley joined Bold TV hosts Carrie Sheffield and Rachel McPherson to discuss whether babies born to mothers in prison should stay with their mo...
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
My interview with @BoldTV this morning about my new piece on Prison Nurseries in @NationalAffairs. Thanks @carriesheffield for having me on to talk about this heartwrenching issue. youtube.com/watch?v=P0HlPN… @AEI @IWF
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They Had It Coming
The parents indicted in the college-admissions scandal were responding to a changing America, with rage at being robbed of what they believed was rightfully theirs.
Kim Foxx cleans Jussie Smollett up, the Chicago Way
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls out the Cook County state's attorney's office for its decision to drop charges against actor Jussie Smollett.
The Left’s Guide to the Class Divide
A new book on the split between rich and poor America has found favor among liberals who resist the solution.View Post
Naomi Schaefer Riley
@bethanyshondark @BenSasse @AEI Thanks for reading, @bethanyshondark. FWIW I also reviewed Our Kids a few years ago.
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The forgotten first responders: Recruiting and training child protective services
embers of our child protective services (CPS) teams are charged with making one of the most difficult, sensitive, and life-altering decisions of any public official — determining whether a child is safe in his or her home. Unfortunately, around the...
Naomi Schaefer Riley
This is a conversation you will not want to miss. The forgotten first responders: Recruiting and training child protective services aei.org/events/the-for… @caitlinpacific @wilcoxnmp @kayhymowitz @jasonrileywsj
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
Ever wondered who gets to decide if kids are safe in their homes? Join us next week for The forgotten first responders: Recruiting and training child protective services aei.org/events/the-for… @AEI @WilcoxNMP @AlysseElHage
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
Think too many kids are being removed from their homes? Or too few? You should care about who is making the decisions. Join us Monday! The forgotten first responders: Recruiting and training child protective services aei.org/events/the-for… @aei @bethanymandel @caitlinpacific
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We Need More Sister Souljah Moments
Where is the Republican — or Democrat — willing to break with the base?
On Prison Nurseries
About 7,500 women enter prison while pregnant each year, and in some states inmates who have their babies while incarcerated can stay in a dedicated nursery area with their children. Advocates of prison nurseries argue that it is better for both...
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
Should babies stay with their mothers even if it means living the first few years of their lives in prison? Here's my new piece in @nationalaffairs bit.ly/2Hx8X2d @aei @iwf @kayhymowitz @wilcoxnmp @caitlinpacific
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Brooklyn’s Chinese Pioneers
Hardworking Fujianese immigrants use the borough as a launching pad to the middle class.
College admissions need to have some kind of transparency: AEI Resident Fellow
American Enterprise Institute Resident Fellow Naomi Schaefer Riley on the fallout from the college admissions scandal.
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
College admissions need to have some kind of transparency: AEI Resident Fellow | Fox Business Video @AEI @IWF @jasonrileywsj
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The Renewal Schools Disaster
An epic $773 million failure in New York City...
The Renewal Schools Disaster
An epic $773 million failure in New York CityView Post
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Naomi Schaefer Riley
The Renewal Schools Disaster - by Naomi Schaefer Riley commentarymagazine.com/articles/the-r… @aei @iwf @rickhess
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Podcast: Malka Groden on Adoption Within the Orthodox Community
A Lubavitcher adoptive mother, and a passionate advocate of adoption within the Orthodox community, explains the unique challenges she faced while pursuing her goal.
Seen But Not Heard
Child-welfare agencies generally know when kids are in dangerous home situations, but all too often, they lack the will to remove them.