http://fostercareparenting.com/topic/massachusetts2010-11-22T21:01:36Z2010-09-11T20:51:07ZeHowtag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-09-11:/foster-parents-paid-massachusetts-1384436a/

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2010-04-16T07:01:04ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-04-16:/worlds-refugee-orphans-seeking-homes-850498a/

<div id="subtitle">Orphaned by war, disaster: World's refugee children seeking more foster homes in the US</div><div><p>Hiding from merciless militiamen and trekking through unforgiving mountainous terrain, Madhel Majok escaped the mass slayings and genocide of the <a title="Sudan" href="/topic/Sudan" >Sudan</a> that killed his parents. The 9-year-old orphan fled to neighboring <a title="Kenya" href="/topic/Kenya" >Kenya</a>, where he then survived vigilante shellings on his crowded refugee camp...

2010-09-10T10:51:04ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-09-10:/racial-bias-foster-care-1292009a/

<div id="subtitle">Bias Among Social Workers Seen in Foster-Care Racial Gap; States Adopt Cultural Training</div><div><p>The white social worker looked at the dark spots on the black child's body and assumed the youngster had been beaten. The family denied it, but the social worker insisted.</p><p>It turned out the child had "Mongolian spots" &#8212; harmless skin blotches common among black children. The social worker's mistake was discovered before the parents got into trouble.</p><p>But resea...

2010-11-22T21:01:36ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-11-22:/photo/massachusetts-tcu-basketball-2385889p/

<a title="Massachusetts" href="/topic/Massachusetts" >Massachusetts</a>' <a title="Terrell Vinson" href="/topic/Terrell+Vinson" >Terrell Vinson</a> and TCU's <a title="Nikola Cerina" href="/topic/Nikola+Cerina" >Nikola Cerina</a> battle for a rebound in the second half of a men's <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="/topic/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association" >NCAA</a> college basketball game during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in <a title="Springfield (Massachus...

2010-11-20T20:01:53ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-11-20:/photo/new-mexico-state-massachusetts-basketball-2384597p/

<a title="Massachusetts" href="/topic/Massachusetts" >Massachusetts</a>' <a title="Sampson Carter" href="/topic/Sampson+Carter" >Sampson Carter</a> drives along baseline against <a title="New Mexico State University" href="/topic/New+Mexico+State+University" >New Mexico State</a>'s <a title="Hernst Laroche" href="/topic/Hernst+Laroche" >Hernst Laroche</a>,left, and <a title="Gordo Castillo" href="/topic/Gordo+Castillo" >Gordo Castillo</a> in the second half of a men's <a title="National Collegi...

2010-11-20T20:01:52ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-11-20:/photo/new-mexico-st-massachusetts-basketball-2384596p/

<a title="New Mexico State Aggies" href="/topic/New+Mexico+State+Aggies" >New Mexico State</a> head coach <a title="Marvin Menzies" href="/topic/Marvin+Menzies" >Marvin Menzies</a> sends a signal to his team in the second half of a men's <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="/topic/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association" >NCAA</a> college basketball game against <a title="Massachusetts" href="/topic/Massachusetts" >Massachusetts</a> during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournamen...

2010-10-30T18:31:37ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-10-30:/photo/umass-james-madison-football-2372050p/

<a title="James Madison" href="/topic/James+Madison" >James Madison</a>'s <a title="Jamal Sullivan" href="/topic/Jamal+Sullivan" >Jamal Sullivan</a>, right, dives into the end zone through <a title="Massachusetts" href="/topic/Massachusetts" >Massachusetts</a> defenders <a title="James Carven" href="/topic/James+Carven" >James Carven</a>, left, and <a title="Vidal Nelson" href="/topic/Vidal+Nelson" >Vidal Nelson</a> during the second quarter of an <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Associati...

2010-10-27T12:02:50ZAP Newstag:fostercareparenting.com,2010-10-27:/photo/massachusetts-governor-2370251p/

<a title="Massachusetts" href="/topic/Massachusetts" >Massachusetts</a> Republican candidate for governor <a title="Charlie Baker" href="/topic/Charlie+Baker" >Charlie Baker</a> arrives for a news conference at the Bleacher Bar in <a title="Boston" href="/topic/Boston" >Boston</a>, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/<a title="Mike Dwyer" href="/topic/Mike+Dwyer" >Michael Dwyer</a>)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP News</a></div></div><div><p><...