Amy Lindgren We’ve all heard the lament: Jobs go to those with experience but you can’t get experience without a job. But is it true? While the first half of the complaint is largely accurate – jobs do more frequently … Continued
Events memorializing the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd include, this weekend, concerts, prayer services, moments of silence, art displays, a dance and candlelight vigils. Of at least a dozen events on this Memorial Day weekend of solicitude and … Continued
By Jackie Fortiér and Arthur Allen, KFF Health News In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin … Continued
Not so long ago, Lillian Kahan would’ve been an oddity. She’s 104 years old (“104 and a half,” she corrects), and, until recently, a life of such length was a statistical quirk, rare enough to warrant news coverage or scientific … Continued
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinstate “common sense” school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to deal with disruptive students. Related Articles … Continued
By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org In submitting her updated budget proposal in March, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs lamented the rising costs of the state’s school vouchers program that directs public dollars to pay private school tuition. Characterizing vouchers as an “entitlement … Continued