The government typically doesn't get involved in the welfare of children until early ation. But if so many kids are falling behind at the family unit, what's the government supposed to do? Well, the government has helped create these issues in the first place, says Kim Jane. "People can throw their hands up and say, oh, these are personal choices that people are making"
Among O.E.C.D. nations, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty. Until recently, it looked as if Washington was about to change that. But then … Washington happened.