16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1712+ words) Providers feel fear in California and nationwide: "People go into pediatrics or adolescent medicine because they care about kids, not because they wanna have some giant fight with the federal government about an existential question of whether their hospital or…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (700+ words) Costumes, trick-or-treating and candy make Halloween special for kids, but safety should not be overlooked. According to the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 1 in 10 Halloween-related injuries involving children 6 and younger lead to a trip to the emergency room. This includes…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (757+ words) Last Wednesday was a big day for the Sussman and Frankel family. It was the first day of school at California Creative Academy, a charter school in Los Angeles where 5-year-old Eli is newly enrolled in kindergarten. But after participating…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (533+ words) Michael and Susan Dell will donate $6. 25 billion to fund investment accounts for 25 million U. S. children, under a plan unveiled Tuesday. The money from their charitable funds would help to seed "Trump Accounts" ushered into law in July. The gift would put…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (925+ words) Nearly every student in the California State University system has used artificial intelligence tools, but most don't trust the results, are worried about how AI will affect their future job security and want more say in systemwide AI policy. That's…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1522+ words) When Kekoa Gittens was 3, his preschool teacher told his mother he was a problem. He couldn't sit still. He didn't participate. When other kids learned the alphabet, he didn't pay attention. The next year, Kekoa's classroom problems worsened. His mother,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1797+ words) Reactions to refunds: Americans appear to be shrugging their shoulders at the tax changes. A recent survey by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank advising on federal policy, found 62% of respondents either thought the tax changes harmed them…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1714+ words) About the proposed rule change: NPR obtained a draft of the proposed rule changes this fall. They cite an executive order from this January which characterized gender-affirming care for youth as "chemical and surgical mutilation," a characterization that has been…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1102+ words) Children's Hospital of Orange County is now the latest Southern California medical provider to stop offering gender-affirming care to youth, blaming investigations and escalating actions from the federal government. The hospital, as well as other hospitals in San Diego and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1033+ words) This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Last week, Synergy Quantum Academy students joined regional walkouts protesting the Trump…...