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Perspectives: The kids are alright
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (144+ words) Perspectives: The kids are alright'Northern Public Radio Perspectives: The kids are alright I see evidence of this in my history classes every day. Initially, students look puzzled when I proclaim, with all due grandiosity, "I am the enemy of the…...
CDC advisers delay planned vote on hepatitis B vaccine for infants
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unexpectedly postponed controversial votes Thursday on changes to the current recommendation of universally immunizing newborns against hepatitis B. Confusion and disagreement over the language of the votes led the Advisory Committee…...
Pediatrician weighs in on CDC's new vaccine guidance and what it means for parents
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. James Campbell, an expert on childhood infectious diseases, about the CDC's new messaging on the relationship between vaccines and autism. Pediatrician weighs in on CDC's new vaccine guidance and what it means for parents…...
Are college students getting too many A's?
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (65+ words) Harvard University officials have recently raised the alarm on grade inflation. More than 60% of grades awarded to students have been A's. That's up 25% from two decades ago. Are college students getting too many A's? Harvard University officials have recently raised…...
Education union, students call on governor to release higher education funding
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (845+ words) SPRINGFIELD " University students and faculty urged the Illinois Board of Higher Education to press Gov. JB Pritzker to release more than $29 million in funding for state colleges and universities that state lawmakers approved this year but the Pritzker administration is…...
Moms and kids could lose federal food aid if the shutdown drags on, food advocates say
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (836+ words) The government shutdown is creating uncertainty about whether a federal food benefit program that helps support pregnant people and young children will run out of money. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, provides food…...
Russia gives Ukrainian kids military training and reeducation, Yale researchers find
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (572+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " A new report by Yale University researchers has uncovered evidence that Russia's extensive network of sites where thousands of Ukrainian children are reeducated is larger than investigators had previously estimated, and appears to include military training at cadet…...
RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Experts say it's a bad idea
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (1111+ words) U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and Education Secretary Linda McMahon want schools to do away with mental health screenings and therapy. Instead, they argue in a Washington Post opinion piece that schools "must return to the natural sources of…...
The broke college student's guide to managing money
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1032+ words) If you're a college freshman, congratulations! You're now likely financially responsible for yourself. While that can be exciting, it can also be nerve-wracking " especially if you don't have a lot of money. You have the freedom to control your own…...
The MAHA plan for healthier kids includes 128 ideas, but few details
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (787+ words) The Trump administration released a report Tuesday outlining a broad strategy to improve children's health. It calls for a wide range of executive actions and policy reforms aimed at tackling a rise in chronic diseases. In announcing the report, Health…...