Federal foster care watchdog quietly rewrote the rules — then sent Maryland a smaller bill

A November 2025 letter from the Children's Bureau reversed a national foster care reimbursement policy, reducing Maryland’s disallowance by $16.…

Follow the money: how $1 billion in federal bonuses built an incentive to separate families

Since 1997, the federal government has allocated over $1 billion in adoption bonuses to states, with additional funding of $52…

Cash for Kids: How Federal Bonuses Incentivize the Destruction of Families

Senator Nancy Schaefer revealed corruption in Child Protective Services, exposing a system incentivized by the Adoption and Safe Families Act…

The Moral Economy of Neglect: How Maryland’s “Compassionate Governance” Betrays Its Foster Children

Maryland's foster-care system is under scrutiny following the death of Kanaiyah Ward, highlighting systemic failures and racial inequities. An audit…

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