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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CA: Early Childhood Education

Advocates say programs that help children should be protected during the upcoming negotiations over the state budget. (Weedezign/Adobestock)
2024 Children’s Report Card shows CA behind in many areas

California's children are doing well - the vast majority have health insurance and access to transitional kindergarten - but the state is far behind i…

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Save the Children's early childhood coordinators alleviate transportation issues by meeting with each family in their home. (Save the Children)
Programs help rural families bond to nurture healthy kids

Studies show that 90% of a child's brain develops by age six - so Save the Children's home-visiting program helps families build a strong, positive…

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To qualify for Head Start's preschool program, a family must be below the Federal Poverty Level, which is just under $15,000 for a single person, or $30,000 for a family of four. (Rawpixel.com)
CA advocates criticize proposed cuts to Head Start preschool programs

Children's advocates are slamming a budget proposal to slash funds for Head Start, the program providing free preschool for children in low-income …

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A new report found 15 percent of California children live in a family where someone quit, changed or refused a job due to problems with child care. (Africa Studio/Adobestock)
Report: CA Families Struggle to Find Affordable Child Care

California families are paying way too much for child care, according to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book out today from the Annie E. Casey Foundation…

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A child reads during one of Save the Children's after-school programs in Central Valley California. (Tamar Levine/Save the Children)
Literacy Programs Work to Mitigate Learning Loss from Pandemic Disruption

Literacy programs are making headway against the learning loss associated with pandemic school disruptions, which put many students four to five …

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Gov. Gavin Newsom's new budget proposal represents an increase of more than $16 billion for education compared with last year. (Jantanee/Adobestock)
Governor’s Budget Includes Highest Education Funding in CA History

K-12 and higher education would get $102 billion next fiscal year as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's new budget proposal, released Monday -- the most in …

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La nueva propuesta de presupuesto del gobernador Gavin Newsom representa un aumento de más de $16 mil millones para la educación en comparación con el año pasado. (Jantanee/Adobestock)
Presupuesto incluye mayor financiación para educación en historia de CA

Los grados de K a 12 y educación superior recibirían $102,000 millones el próximo año fiscal, como parte de la nueva propuesta …

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A new report found, as of 2019, there were more children in families where the head of household hadn't graduated from high school than in any other state. (5Second/Adobestock)
Report: CA Children of Color Bear Brunt of Pandemic

LOS ANGELES -- Kids in California were among the hardest hit during the pandemic, according to the just-released 2021 Kids Count report. Researchers …

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Part of a proposed bump in education funding would cover free pre-K education for all 4-year-olds in California. (Briana Jackson/iStockphoto)
Governor's Multibillion Dollar Boost to Education Budget Thinks Big

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Education advocates are cheering Gov. Gavin Newsom's May budget revise, which pours almost $122 billion into public schools…

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La financiación a la educación cubrirá en parte la educación escolar gratuita para todos los niños de 4 años en California. (Briana Jackson / iStockphoto)
El Impulso Multibillonario del Gobernador al Presupuesto de Educación, Piensa en Grande

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Quienes defienden la educación aplauden la revisión presupuestaria del gobernador Gavin Newsom, que inyecta casi 122 …

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At a drive-up distribution, a Save the Children staff member hand-delivers food to children and families. (Shawn Millsaps/Save the Children)
Schools Team Up with Nonprofits to Combat Child Hunger

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- COVID-19 has caused a big spike in poverty, and now California has the country's highest number of children experiencing hunger …

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A volunteer with Save The Children hands out school supplies in California as part of the RISE initiative. (Shawn Millsaps/Save the Children)
CA Schools, Families Get Help Coping in Pandemic

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Before the pandemic, one in five children in California lived with hunger. Now, it's one in four, so the media company …

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