The District's embattled child welfare agency agreed yesterday to a list of conditions in a court arrangement meant to prevent its slide back into federal receivership, according to court documents. The Child and Family Services Agency must reduce its swelling backlog of investigations open longer than 30 days, move dozens of children toward adoption and find replacements for this year's exodus of social workers. By Oct. 15, the agency also must hire the Public Catalyst Group, the consultants credited with reforming the New Jersey child welfare system, under ... (more)