State's child-welfare system must do better by minority kids

State's child-welfare system must do better by minority kids

A recent Seattle Times editorial ["Child welfare up close," May 19] touched on the issue of racial disproportionality in our child-welfare system. It is a complex and troubling topic that is receiving a great deal of attention both nationally and within our state.
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Child welfare up close

Racial disparities in Washington state's child-welfare system run deep. The officials who run this system have pledged to address this but to do so they need to get out of Olympia and see the problems firsthand.