State's foster system gets fed monitor

State's foster system gets fed monitor

Class-action lawsuit settlement means Mich. to enforce stricter rules.

A court-appointed monitor will oversee what a federal judge on Tuesday described as a historic agreement to improve the health and safety of Michigan's 19,000 foster children.
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Editorial: State should control child welfare system

Detroit Federal Judge Nancy Edmunds has ordered that Michigan's Child Protective Services program report to a court-appointed monitor. The monitor will check on the state's progress in meeting the terms of a settlement agreement for the next five years.