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Kemp Allocates $125 Million in Federal Funds for School Health Centers
[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that he will allocate $125 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to expand school-based health centers. It is the latest move by Kemp to use federal funds as he runs for re-election against Democrat Stacey Abrams. This is also another example of how Kemp can ... -
Adult Education Enrollment Starts Next Week – Herald Democrat
[ad_1] Grayson College Grayson College Adult Education and Literacy welcomes high school graduates, English language learners, and those wishing to update their math and reading skills on August 31 or September 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. You can register for free classes without reservation. To register, simply walk into the Advanced Technology building ... -
Board Amends Ordinance Related to Proposed Life Science Center
[ad_1] City Council voted unanimously on Monday to amend ordinances related to a proposed life sciences center at the Suffolk Downs site being redeveloped by HYM Investment Group. The vote to lower the Life Science Center’s Biosafety Level (BSL) from BSL-3 to BSL-2 and place restrictions on testing certain types of animals is seen as ... -
Timely mental health care is a key factor in strikes by Kaiser Permanente employees
[ad_1] A California law that went into effect in July requires health plans to provide timely follow-up appointments for mental health and addiction patients. It is the point of unrestricted strikes by clinicians at Kaiser Permanente, where understaffing plagues them with stifling workloads that make it impossible to provide adequate care. KP says it is ... -
Psychological Science Is Rooted in Racism
[ad_1] The American Psychological Association (APA) recently released an apology for psychology’s role as a source of systemic racism throughout its history and its resolution to dismantle it, which includes a racial equity action plan. But according to psychologist Thomas Teo at York University in Canada, this doesn’t go far enough. “Race has not only ... -
Reduced funding, equity, and parental choice: Pennsylvania government candidates’ education plans vary widely
[ad_1] Aug 24, 2022 | 5:40 AM Here’s a comparison of what the two candidates say they plan to do. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo School buses are parked at a depot in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro wants to keep increasing Pennsylvania’s public education budget, but his opponent, Republican ... -
Does Charter ‘Accountability’ Undermine Diversity in Charter Leadership?
[ad_1] Education policy often involves difficult trade-offs, such as between accountability and community, where the best intentions of technocrats collide with the needs of students in real-world schools. Case in point, matching teachers and race is perhaps the hottest topic in educational reform. Advocates argue that African-American students benefit from exposure to African-American teachers. Major ... -
Is COVID Spreading By Plane? Hello Science? Who?
[ad_1] this paper Reprinted with permission from Nerd Wallet. All my friends seem to have caught COVID this summer, and many believe they got it on a plane. But it’s as anecdotal as the data gets. What does that mean? Science must I say? I spoke with Arnold Burnett, a professor of statistics at the ...











