DCYF revokes license for day care at nonprofit led by Rep. Williams

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – After a three-month battle, the R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families is moving ahead with a decision to revoke the child care license of a nonprofit chaired by state Rep. Anastasia Williams. DCYF first informed the long-troubled nonprofit, the John Hope Settlement House, that its license would be revoked last […]

Tougher penalties in works for illegal day care providers

MILWAUKEE — State lawmakers are drafting legislation that would toughen penalties for providers of illegal day care in Wisconsin, after the deaths of eight children in unregulated facilities. The legislative push is backed by Sen. Van Wanggaard (R-Racine). He believes the current fines are inadequate, considering the hundreds of dollars per week some providers make […]

Why so many Texas teachers accused of improprieties are never charged

Hundreds of Texas primary and secondary teachers lost or surrendered their teaching licenses since 2010 after being investigated for improper relationships with a student. More than half were never criminally charged. In all of those cases, information about the alleged misconduct isn’t easily accessible from the Texas Education Agency and in many instances is kept […]