Authors Posts by William J. Clark
William J. Clark
California Looks to Lead the Country in Child Well-Being
Recently
there have been several developments in California that suggest a groundswell
of support for children’s well-being.
The new
administration of Governor Newsom got the ball rolling with the establishment
of the state’s...
Forgotten Fathers
As Father’s Day approaches, retail sales are everywhere. Yet although fathers have a secure place in the annual sales calendar, their role in the lives of their children is underappreciated by government at every...
Shadowboxing with our Future
Mr. Trump (I believe he deserves the respect of “Mr.” because he is the president-elect) was successful in tapping the fear, anger, and frustration of an America that is hurting economically. Job prospects generally...
Sometimes Facts Make My Head Spin
Recently, the CDC published a report showing that the economic cost of child abuse and neglect places it at or near the top of major public health problems in the U.S. The scope of...
America’s Children: The Poor Among the Plenty
Thursday, UNICEF released Fairness for Children: A League Table of Inequality in Child Well-being in Rich Countries (Innocenti Report Card 13). This comparative study looks at income inequality among households with children in the...