Global Trends in "Suffer the little children"

Easter, new life, spring, redemption. Not for every child.

Sidelined in the Race to the Top

While we dither and limp along, those lil' rascals are becoming impatient for their education.

Adorable Commodities

The latest Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report on daycare facilities reveal more unintended consequences of the Wisconsin Shares program. What is "early learning?" What are the needs of each child?

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More Facades

The investigative reporting that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has done about daycare scams in Milwaukee has left us wondering what truly goes on behind the facades of these abundant, blooming daycares that dot the neighborhoods.

Behind the Door....a Betrayal of Trust

We were dismayed by the front page story of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last Sunday: DRUG DEALERS USE CHILD CARE AS FRONT

Reading the details, we never anticipated that we could use "homicidal crime boss" in the same sentence as "daycare" and "exploration of vernacular architecture." Apparently the $340,000,000 annual budget for Wisconsin Shares and some "regulatory gaps" facilitated the severing of a basic human contract between parent, child and caregiver.

Subsequent articles itemize the discoveries of the state auditors.

Entire Series at JSOnline Watchdog Reports/Cashing in on Kids