[ad_1] (NewsNation) — In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, 9-year-olds’ math and reading scores plummeted to levels not seen in decades. In 2022, the National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education, issued the National Educational Progress Assessment Test to 9-year-old students to see how they performed ...

[ad_1] Providing access to critical reproductive health care can make a big difference in Chicago. Overturning Roe v. Wade makes us angry and helpless, but it’s not productive. Despair is real all around us in Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, but not here. In Illinois and Minnesota, women are now in complete control of ...

[ad_1] The Catholic healthcare system can limit access to contraception. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP The Catholic healthcare system can limit access to contraception. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP Students were shocked when they returned to the campus of Oberlin College, Ohio last week. Local news outlets reported that ...

[ad_1] Kanye’s Instagram rant continues, involving other celebrities. Kanye West has had his full-time job posted on IG for the past few days and his anger has been directed at many targets. He called GAP, mocked Pete Davidson and discussed co-parenting. and disavowed venture capitalists. His post storm will only continue. Now he’s named one ...

[ad_1] An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in a suburb of Chicago and is believed to be linked to a local church, health officials said Friday. The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Stickney Public Health District said they were investigating a series of cases in Burbank, Illinois. So far, cases have ...

[ad_1] LRS, a provider of waste diversion, recycling and portable services based in Rosemont, Illinois, has appointed Emily Olson Torch as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Olson-Torch brings to LRS a portfolio of more than 20 years of career achievements in business-to-consumer revenue and demand generation, digital marketing, customer retention and growth, brand ...

[ad_1] LRS, one of the nation’s leading independent waste diversion, recycling and mobile service providers, today announced the appointment of Emily Olson-Torch as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Olson-Torch brings to her LRS a portfolio of her more than 20-year career achievements in business-to-consumer revenue and demand generation, digital her marketing, customer retention ...

[ad_1] Last week was the first day of school in our neighborhood. I love family paintings. Kids with new backpacks, moms and dads with cameras ready when the bus stops. It’s surprising considering how likely a smiling child is to get anxious, depressed, or cut herself by the time she hits high school. 19% are ...