Georgia lawmakers say they will rewrite a bill that would slow the flow of children into foster care. That's after concerns were raised by juvenile court judges and children's advocates.

Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.

In every state, governments charge parents for the cost of foster care when children are taken away. When that happens, NPR found, poor parents can't make ends meet, so families are kept apart longer.