AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFamily Leave Wins: Ealing Council is expanding support for new dads with eight weeks of leave, plus extra maternity and adoption pay and childcare/rental deposit help—aimed at keeping parents in the workforce. Child Safety & Tech: Lower Merion School District is fighting parents’ bid to opt kids out of school computers, calling it fearmongering in a broader national debate over screens. Foster Care & Siblings: Christian Bale’s new $22M foster-care village in L.A. County is designed to keep siblings together, spotlighting the ongoing need for placements. Adoption Rights: Oregon reached a settlement allowing Jessica Bates to adopt without being forced to affirm LGBT ideology. Child Welfare Reform: A new Oregon report says the state is keeping more kids with family instead of sending them into foster care. Online Child Protection: Meta says it will route child-safety reports to India’s I4C cybercrime portal, as EU and other groups push stricter rules for kids’ social media and AI. Child Labour Enforcement: The ILO urged stronger enforcement to end child labour, stressing social protection and education. Tragedy & Accountability: A New Zealand inquiry says police and child welfare missed chances to bring children home sooner in the Tom Phillips case.
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