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PNS Daily Newscast - July 23, 2018

A GOP Congressman and former FBI agent tells NPR he believes Trump was compromised by Putin. Also on the Monday rundown: a report on how trade wars could be risky business for the whiskey business: and the wealthiest Americans get richer as the wage gap widens.

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Research prepared for the LeRoy Collins Institute at Florida State University finds dramatic changes in enrollment, and court rulings and policy changes in recent decades have undercut desegregation efforts in Florida. (Pixabay)

Church, Civic Leaders Call for Improvements in Education Equity

Thursday, July 19, 2018

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Studies, including the latest release of the KIDS COUNT Data Book by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, show students of color ...Read More

State officials estimate Idaho's prison population will reach 10,000 by 2022. (jodylehigh/Pixabay)

With Possible Prison Expansion Coming, How Can Idaho Slow Incarceration?

Monday, July 16, 2018

BOISE, Idaho – A $500-million-dollar prison expansion proposal is likely heading to the Idaho Legislature next year. What else could the ...Read More

In Texas, 30 percent of kids younger than age 5 live in hard-to-count census tracts. These 582,000 children are at risk of being overlooked in the upcoming 2020 census. (AECF)

Texas Kids at Risk of Undercount in 2020 Census

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas ranks 43rd in child well-being – which makes it one of the ten worst states for kids, according to the Annie E ...Read More

The Head Start preschool program is one of many programs that is federally funded and thus, is heavily dependent on an accurate census count. (Anita Peppers/Morguefile)

Report: Census Undercount Big Threat to California

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – If we want to make sure kids count in policy making, we need to count kids effectively in the 2020 Census, according to ...Read More

Nearly one of every six Pennsylvania children is at risk of being overlooked as people are counted for the 2020 Census. (Bess-Hamiti/Pixabay)

PA Kids Make Gains, But Census Undercount Could Hinder Progress

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The latest figures on the well-being of children show Pennsylvania ranks 17th in the nation, but children's advocates fear ...Read More

Poll results show Pennsylvanians recognize the importance of early childhood education. (dagon_/Pixabay)

Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Increased State Pre-K Funding

Friday, June 8, 2018

HARRISBURG, Pa. – As the legislature returns to hammer out a state budget, a new poll shows a sizable majority of voters are willing to pay ...Read More

Numerous studies on early childhood education indicate it benefits children well into their school and adult lives. (Twenty20)

Youngest North Carolinians Impacted by High Speed Budget Bill

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. – It's full speed ahead for the Republican-backed state budget released late Monday night. The procedure typically takes weeks ...Read More

Reading proficiency for Iowa students in kindergarten through third grade improved from 63.4 percent in 2017 to 67.6 percent in 2018. (Pixabay)

Don't Let Iowa Kids' Improved Reading Skills Slide This Summer

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

DES MOINES, Iowa – An "early warning system" that monitors how well Iowa kids are learning to read in kindergarten through third grade is ...Read More

A 2017 legislative analysis found that only 26 percent of New Mexico's third-grade students were proficient in reading. (pixabay)

Critics of NM's K-3 Testing Plan to Address PED Hearing

Thursday, May 17, 2018

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Public Education Department will take comments in Santa Fe Thursday on a controversial proposal to hold back ...Read More

Educators marching on Wednesday would like to see increased funding for programs such as early childhood education, which researchers have proven makes a difference in a child's likelihood of success. (Twenty20)

NC Teachers Prepare to March on Raleigh

Monday, May 14, 2018

RALEIGH, N.C. — At least 20 North Carolina school districts will be closed Wednesday to give teachers in those districts the chance to ...Read More

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