2009
"DSHS leader backs change to state foster care system" (The Olympian, June 17, 2009) Link
2008
"Children give foster care OK marks in survey" (Spokesman Review, September 5, 2008) Link
"Despite experiences, teens in foster care mostly optimistic" (The Seattle P-I, September 4, 2008) Link
"Survey Says Washington Foster Kids Doing Well" (KPLU, September 4, 2008) Link
"Foster-care system still struggling" (The Seattle Times, August 10, 2008) Link
"Judge's support should help fix foster system" (The Olympian, July 8, 2008) Link
"State rightly rebuked on foster-care progress" (Everett Herald, July 8, 2008) Link
"WA Foster Care System Says it Needs More Money" (KPLU, July 2, 2008) Link
"State Foster Care: Slow progress" (The Seattle P-I, July 2, 2008) Link
"State fails to meet foster care accords, judge rules" (The Seattle P-I, June 30, 2008) Link
"Judge: Wash. must speed foster care improvements" (Associated Press, June 30, 2008) Link
"WA foster care settlement back to court" (KING 5 News, January 16, 2008) Link
"State taken back to court over foster care" (The Seattle P-I, January 17, 2008) Link
2007
"Boost child-welfare caseworkers by 70 percent, study says" (The Seattle Times, December 11, 2007) Link
"Foster Children: Progress is limited" (The Seattle P-I Editorial Board, Decemeber 6, 2007) Link
"Foster care report finds mixed results for state" (The Seattle P-I, December 6, 2007) Link
"State must act on foster care system" (The Bellingham Herald, September 28, 2007) Link
"Foster care system still needs fixing" (The Olympian, September 30, 2007) Link
"State still behind on foster care" (The Tacoma News Tribune, September 21, 2007) Link
"Foster care system meets some goals, fails others; attorneys to challenge state in court" (The Seattle Times, September 20, 2007) Link
"Foster Care: Lagging up the hill" (The Seattle P-I, September 20, 2007) Link
Partnership is all about what's best for at-risk youth (The Seattle P-I, March 14, 2007) Link
Foster children ask state for help (The Olympian, February 10, 2007) Link
June - December 2006
Pace of foster care changes questioned (The Olympian, September 8, 2006) Link
Fostering solidarity (Washington Law & Politics, Fall 2006) Link
Who's flawed? (Real Change, July 14, 2006) Link
Braam v. State of Washington: A blueprint for child welfare reform (Youth Law News, April-June 2006 Link
January - May 2006
Foster care: Slow progress (Seattle P-I, April 19, 2006) Link
More progress for foster kids (Olympian, April 6, 2006) Link
State gets low marks in foster care review (Olympian, March 29, 2006) Link
State misses foster care goals (Seattle Times, March 29, 2006) Link
Panel criticizes state's foster care reforms (Spokesman Review, March 29, 2006)
Foster care report highlights state's shortcomings (Seattle P-I, March 28, 2006) Link
Foster care report highlights state's shortcomings (KOMO News, March 28, 2006) Link
The Braam Settlement (Mockingbird Times, March 6, 2006) Link (article is on bottom of p.1)
Coalition urges bigger safety net in budget (Olympian, Feb 14, 2006) Link
Editorial - Foster kids merit further support (Olympian, Feb 12, 2006) Link
Report: Foster care needs more spending (Seattle Times, Feb 5, 2006) Link
The above AP story on the release of the panel's final implementation plan also ran in full or in part in the following papers:
Opinion - Governor must find homes for all children in foster care (Olympian, Feb 1, 2006)
More like family: Bills aim to give hand up to teens who 'age-out' of child welfare system (Spokesman Review, Jan 19, 2006)
Through 2005
Fixes for foster care system called too ambitious (Seattle P-I, Dec 23, 2005)
State's foster-care system gets lofty plan (Seattle Times, Nov 29, 2005)
Cuts hitting kids programs (Seattle Times, Aug 25, 2005)
Welfare Fate (Real Change News, July 27, 2005)
Child protection: talk is way too cheap (Seattle P-I, April 3, 2005)
Child-welfare review begins (Seattle Times, Dec 8, 2004)
Foster care reform panel will meet for seven years (Seattle P-I, Oct 21, 2004)
Landmark battle over foster care is settled (Seattle P-I, Aug 12, 2004)
Possible deal in class-action foster care case (Seattle P-I, Aug 11, 2004)
Mediation ordered in foster care retrial (Seattle P-I, March 4, 2004)
Court affirms foster kids have right to be safe while in state custody (Seattle P-I, Dec 19, 2003)
P-I Focus: Appealing jury verdict against DSHS will delay getting help to kids in need (Seattle P-I, Jan 20, 2002)
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