Cruel forced adoptions are still happening today
Nina Lopez points to adoptions occurring against the wishes of birth families, while one reader recalls how their sister was forced to give up her baby. And
John Peniket says it was the prevailing social attitudes to sex and childbirth that were to blame
‘Of about 3,500 adoptions a year, 90% are against the will of the birth family. They are hidden by a closed family court system.’ Photograph: Wander Women Collective/Getty Images
‘Of about 3,500 adoptions a year, 90% are against the will of the birth family. They are hidden by a closed family court system.’ Photograph: Wander Women Collective/Getty Images
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RBC | Yesterday, Governor Polis announced the second round of Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund awardees to innovate and transform public education. The RISE fund was created to support innovation in high-needs school districts, charter schools, and public institutions of higher education to address the learning challenges related to the economic, social, and health impacts of COVID-19 in a manner that creates sustainable innovations that improve student learning, close equity gaps, and enhance operational efficiency for pre-K-12 through higher education.
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Among the recipients was a joint proposal from Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) and Colorado Mountain College (CMC) for $2.9 million.
Anderson s Bookshop will offer a pair of virtual events with featured authors the McElroy Brothers and Serena Burdick on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 26-27.
True-crime fans, this one’s for you. On Wednesday, December 16,
The Ripper a four-episode docuseries will drop on Netflix, and it’s going in-depth on the Yorkshire Ripper, who killed 13 women in England in the late ’70s. The series will retell the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, examining the chain of events that happened when his killings were taking place, along with how the police may have botched the investigation. It’s totally horrifying, and it’s also totally true.
Since
The Ripper is out now, here’s everything you need to know about the true story of the Yorkshire Ripper and the tragic murders that took place before he was arrested.