We’ve put America’s children last — and it shows
Recently, COVID-19 vaccines were approved for young children ages 6 months to 5 years. To some it may seem like life is getting back to normal. But, after two years of social isolation, unprecedented loss of parents and family members and economic uncertainty, life has not returned to normal for our youngest citizens. Children are often a policy afterthought, as they have no voice and little political capital. This has especially been true during the pandemic. Ev
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Read MoreEducation Department to fund colleges that train more teachers of color
Story at a glance The Education Department is getting $8 million to put towards the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers for Excellence. It’s a program aimed to fund teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities that primarily serve minorities, like historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Those institutions prepare a
Read MoreVoters in California prefer Newsom to Harris, don’t want Biden to run in 2024: poll
Voters in California would prefer their governor, Gavin Newsom (D), in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary over Vice President Harris, according to a poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies released on Friday. The poll, which was co-sponsored by The Los Angeles Times, found that 25 percent of surveyed voters eligible to participate in the state’s Democratic primary consider Newsom their first or second choi
Read MoreTelemedicine abortion? It’s not as easy as it sounds
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has providers and health advocates strategizing about how to provide more abortions where it is still legal — and expanding virtual medical appointments is one popular idea. Particularly in Washington, California, New Mexico and Illinois, where there may be an influx of patients from neighboring states with abortion bans, telemedicine could help clinics and
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