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FAQ: “How can I best advocate for my child at school?”
Six top tips on how to best advocate for your child at school: put each communication in writing, keep your child’s education records in one place, schedule meetings with the school, bringing someone with you to important meetings, keep up to date with your child’s progress in school, and get to know your child’s teacher. Read more about each tip.
Black Lives Matter: By the Numbers
Council for Children’s Rights works to affirm rights for children daily through our individual services, research, and policy work. We are heartbroken and grieve over the senseless deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the countless others before...
The Effects of a Positive School Environment
by Camara, our Summer 2019 intern School Environment is not something we talk about often. However, it is critical to consider because, when school environment is positive and supportive, it promotes students’ academic, emotional, and spiritual growth. Prior to...
Charlotte’s Economic Development through a Racial Equity Lens
by Camara, our Summer 2019 intern Earlier this week, I attended a nonprofit training workshop called “Program Evaluation from a Racial Equity Lens” hosted by United Way of Central Carolinas and the Brookings Institution. Equity is not synonymous with Equality....
Now more than ever, children’s mental health matters
May is traditionally Mental Health Awareness Month. Here at Council for Children’s Rights, our work in Mental Health representation has never been more needed or more important. According to Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 5 children between the ages of 13 and 18...
Sabrina Clark takes the Stage at A Night for Children’s Rights
Sabrina Clark first got involved with Council for Children’s Rights via its Young Ambassadors Group (YAG) in 2015, shortly after relocating to Charlotte from Nashville, TN. In Nashville, her connections to a number of child-serving organizations had led to board and...
Spotlight on Service — Katten Muchin Rosenman
As with any partnership that grows from the personal commitment of individuals in an organization to a common cause, it is hard to pick an exact date when the partnership began between Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Council for Children’s Rights, but we know it has...
Let’s Honor Black History Month by Changing the Future for Black Children
February is observed as Black History Month in the United States. In keeping with its roots, the observation most often focuses on the achievements of Black Americans from the past, often marked by daily quotations from notable Black leaders from all walks of life and...
Ellie and Trey
Ellie* and Trey* had always lived with their Mom. She and Dad had never been married, but they got along so no one ever saw a need to go to court about a formal custody arrangement. Things changed when Ellie entered her teens. Mom got married and Ellie had a new...