Children's
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Report: UT fares well in offering school mental health resources
Utah has made investments in mental health resources for school-age children a priority and they appear to be working to help more kids in crisis…
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Cleveland Health Dept says cleaner air starts at home
As Cleveland tightens its air quality standards for the first time since 1977, health officials are urging residents to take simple steps at home to …
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Advocates hope to teach CA lawmakers an art lesson
Supporters of the arts are gathering Wednesday in Sacramento for Arts Advocacy Day in order to lobby lawmakers on a range of issues. Educators are …
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Report card: Colorado making improvements in student mental health
Colorado has made significant improvements in connecting young people with the mental health care they need, according to the mental health advocacy …
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Alaska lawmakers work to improve in-school mental health care
A new report card on in-school mental health services found some states, including Alaska, are making significant progress toward meeting policy …
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
IL school mental health investments leave gaps in provider ratios
Despite making major policy strides to strengthen school-based mental health services for Illinois students, a national report card showed the state …
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Report: FL schools face mental-health staffing shortfalls
Florida schools still face critical mental health staffing shortages with less than 25% of needed psychologists in place, despite expanding …
Monday, April 21, 2025
WV child care crisis expected to worsen as lawmakers fail to take action
West Virginia lawmakers continue their inaction on improving access to child care. House Bill 2026 would have allocated $32 million toward child …
Monday, April 21, 2025
TX private school voucher opponents worry about effect on public schools
The Texas school voucher program is on its way back to the Senate, after it was approved by members of the House of Representatives in an 85 to 63 …
Monday, April 21, 2025
School mental health report card highlights Michigan’s strengths and gaps
A national report card finds that even with a $150 million budget threat last year, Michigan still made solid progress in staffing up its school …
Monday, April 21, 2025
OH parents seek tougher sentences for fatal school-zone collisions
Parents of students killed or injured in school-zone crosswalks are backing a measure in the Ohio General Assembly to increase the penalty from a misd…
Monday, April 21, 2025
'School choice' funding debate reaches critical stage in ND
North Dakota's legislative session is scheduled to end in May, and the issue of using public funds for what's called school choice remains unresolved…