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Republicans call for stricter legislation limiting children’s use of social media

Republicans call for stricter legislation limiting children’s use of social media

by Caroline Neal | Feb 14, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) called for stricter legislation limiting social media use for minors under 16 years old during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday.  The hearing, called “Protecting Our...
TRANS RIGHTS POST-SOTU: TEXAS COURT, HHS AND ADVOCATES RESPOND

TRANS RIGHTS POST-SOTU: TEXAS COURT, HHS AND ADVOCATES RESPOND

by Jenny Huh | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Living, State of the Union

WASHINGTON – A day after President Biden’s State of the Union, a Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating two parents for providing gender-affirming health care to...
Census report on child support payments doesn’t account for income disparity

Census report on child support payments doesn’t account for income disparity

by Ellisya Lindsey | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON — A semi-annual U.S. Census Bureau report on child support payments for the year 2017 fails to take into account the circumstances of parents with different levels of income, a practitioner said this week.  “We want to help people to have an appreciation...
Education leaders make it their mission to improve children’s literacy

Education leaders make it their mission to improve children’s literacy

by James Arkin | Jan 24, 2012 | Education

WASHINGTON — Education leaders from all corners of the country Tuesday reviewed ways for schools to improve children’s literacy, with the head of Newark, N.J., public schools saying it’s time to acknowledge that advancements will take hard work and new tools. The...

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