Children's Voice. Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 2008

The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's Voice" seeks to encourage public discussion and debate among those who are committed to helping children and families. The following are included in this issue: (1) Leadership Lens (Christine James-Brown); (2) Clearing a Path to Higher Ed for Dependent Youth; (3) National NewsWire; (4) Reviving the White House Conference on Children (Jennifer Michael and Madeleine Goldstein); (5) Exceptional Children: Navigating Learning Disabilities & Special Education--The Great Indoors: Classrooms that Inspire Learning (Ellen Notbohm with Veda Nomura); (6) Down to Earth Dad: The Power of Play (Patrick Mitchell); (7) Collaborating in the Classroom (Jennifer Michael); (8) Walking the Walk, Not Just Talking the Talk: Eight Steps Toward Implementing Evidence-Based Practice (Sue D. Stelb and Wendy Whiting Blome); (8) Promoting from the Ranks (Jennifer Michael); (9) CWLA ShortTakes; (10) EndNotes; and (11) OneOnOne: Questions and Answers with CWLA Staff (John Sciamanna).