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Cheryl Wetzstein

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Cheryl Wetzstein, a Washington Times staff member since 1985, is manager of special sections in The Washington Times' Advertising and Marketing Department.
Previously, she spent 30 years as a Washington Times news reporter, covering national domestic policy, in addition to being a features writer, environmental and consumer affairs reporter, and assistant business editor.
Beginning in 1994, Mrs. Wetzstein worked exclusively on welfare and family issues such as child support enforcement, abstinence and sex education, child welfare, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, divorce, cohabiting and gay marriage.
She has won several newspaper awards, including 1977 Cub Reporter of the Year and 1983 Heart of New York award, both from the New York Press Club.

Articles by Cheryl Wetzstein

Study: Charter school students’ performance average

A new study of middle-school students in charter schools in 15 sates found they generally performed no better in basic math and reading than their public school counterparts.

June 29, 2010

Cheryl Wetzstein

WETZSTEIN: ‘Helping hands’ site aids families

A free website called www.lotsahelpinghands.com is enabling tens of thousands of families in distress to create private communities of friends and family members to assist them with their needs.

June 28, 2010

**FILE** California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Calif. officials running out of time for welfare fraud plan

California human services officials have just a few more days to come up with a plan to combat welfare fraud, waste and abuse, including blocking welfare recipients from cashing their state-issued benefits in casinos and poker rooms.

June 28, 2010

Conservatives decry pro-gay moves

As the Obama administration hustles to fulfill the president's campaign promises to create equality for LGBT Americans, conservative groups are crying foul.

June 24, 2010

Charter schools get a good grade

A rigorous study of a national charter school system has found that most of its low-income students achieve "overwhelmingly positive" academic improvements in a few years.

June 22, 2010

Cheryl Wetzstein

WETZSTEIN: Pornography polluting U.S. like Gulf spill

The geyser of oil escaping the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig offers a metaphor for another sickening substance spreading through our land.

June 21, 2010

Cheryl Wetzstein

WETZSTEIN: Dad a role model for his daughters

In honor of Father's Day, here are some thoughts on men and one of their most extraordinary legacies — their daughters.

June 14, 2010

Restrictions on giving blood by gays continued

Following two days of testimony, a federal panel Friday voted against easing the strict current blood donation rules for gay men, saying more research was needed to help “create a road map forward” for future change.w

June 11, 2010

Decision nears on blood donor policy for gays

A federal panel on blood safety will make a recommendation Friday about whether the FDA should change its blood donation policy for gay men.

June 10, 2010

Study finds teens raised by lesbians are well-adjusted

A study that shows favorable outcomes for teens raised by lesbian mothers is strengthening calls for acceptance of gay families, while opponents say such research is too flawed to be believed.

June 9, 2010

WETZSTEIN: More teens say no in a ‘yes’ culture

Two major federal reports came out recently on teen behavior. I think of them as federal "virginity" reports.

June 7, 2010

Teens: No to soda but also to exercise

American high school teens are drinking less soda but still avoiding daily exercise, says a national report card on teen health and risk behaviors.

June 3, 2010

**FILE** In this May 6, 2009, photo, Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, arrives at an event to promote National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day in New York. Miss Palin, an unwed mother, said Wednesday that abstinence is a realistic way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy -- a view not shared by the father of her infant son. (AP Photo)

Teen boys more ‘cavalier’ about unwed parenthood

An increasing number of teenage males think having children outside marriage is "OK," a federal study says.

June 2, 2010

Report: Sperm-donor offspring support idea

Many adults born from a sperm donor constantly look for their "dads" and worry about dating someone who is a biological sibling. Ten percent say they felt like a "freak of nature."

June 1, 2010

Cheryl Wetzstein

WETZSTEIN: Still searching for formula to family success

The first results of a massive, federally funded study into relationship dynamics of 5,000 low-income couples have been released.

May 31, 2010

Minnesota will pick up tab to counsel divorcing couples

The state of Minnesota will soon begin offering, at state expense, divorce reconciliation services to couples considering dissolving their marriages.

May 25, 2010

WETZSTEIN: Dropping the ball on fatherhood

Maybe you have heard Roland Warren's football story before. But if you haven't, it's worth a listen.

May 25, 2010

Programs for parents fail to produce benefits

All but one of eight major programs designed to help low-income, unwed parents with their relationships failed to produce significant benefits, a new study concluded.

May 24, 2010

Cheryl Wetzstein

WETZSTEIN: Dropping the ball on fatherhood

Maybe you have heard Roland Warren's football story before. But if you haven't, it's worth a listen.

May 24, 2010

Divorce hinders poorer children

A new study released Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that the damage divorce does to poorer children's future economic mobility is even greater than the impact suffered from having only one parent.

May 20, 2010