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NYC schools aren’t meeting needs of students with disabilities, lawsuit alleges
By Doug Williams October 9, 2024 / 6:35 PM EDT / CBS New York To watch video report, Click Here. NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Education is facing a new lawsuit from the Legal Aid Society and a group of city public school parents. It alleges that kids in need of special education programs…
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A look at reproductive rights ahead of the 2024 election
Updated: 5:00 PM EDT Sep 26, 2024 Megan Camponovo, Sarah Connor Women’s reproductive rights have become a major topic of conversation during the 2024 presidential race. After Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many are concerned about how reproductive rights may change depending on who is elected president. Since then, the debate has widened…
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Breast cancer mortality is down but cases are up. North Texas health experts weigh in
KERA | By Kailey Broussard Published October 7, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT For North Texas health care professionals and advocates, new breast cancer statistics from the American Cancer Society provide both hope and a reminder of the work needed to improve early detection and access to screenings. Mortality rates for breast cancer have fallen by 44% since 1989,…
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Chicago Teachers Union holds “walk-ins” at 150 schools to demand more funding for CPS
By Marissa Perlman September 30, 2024 / 10:09 AM CDT / CBS Chicago To watch video report, Click Here. CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Teachers Union staged “walk-ins” at more than 150 schools on Monday as part of a nationwide movement to call for more funding for public education. The demonstrations came as approximately $200 billion federal COVID…
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Baltimore Women’s March advocates enshrining reproductive rights in state constitution
By Hannah Gaskill | [email protected] UPDATED: September 20, 2024 at 11:32 a.m. More than 100 women gathered in the backroom at Checkerspot brewery Wednesday evening with three goals: to elect Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angela Alsobrooks; to make Vice President Kamala Harris the first female president; and to enshrine reproductive rights into the state constitution. At the Baltimore Women’s…
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A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
By KEVIN McGILL Updated 4:53 PM CDT, September 24, 2024 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and others with issues including sex, gender identity and racism — argued its case Tuesday before 18 federal appeals court judges amid questions on whether the…
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2 dismissed from Pennsylvania college swim team after student allegedly scratched racial slur onto another student’s body
Updated on: September 22, 2024 / 2:44 PM EDT / CBS At least two students at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania were suspended from the swim team after a report that a racial slur was scratched onto a student’s body, officials said. School administrators received “a deeply concerning report of a racial slur being scratched onto a student using…
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Nearly 40 percent of Gen Z men don’t have a primary care provider
Millennials and adult Gen Zers were more likely to take care of their mental health than members of Gen X and baby boomers. By Hannah Docter-Loeb September 23, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. EDT About 37 percent of Gen Z men in the United States do not have an established primary care provider, according to a recent survey…
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Postpartum depression is common. New research aims to help rural moms get care
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker Published September 23, 2024 at 5:15 AM EDT Postpartum depression affects a lot of women. Research suggests about 1 in 7 new moms deal with it. But fewer than half get the mental health care they need, and treatments for the mood disorder remain understudied, said Dr. Frances Wymbs, a clinical psychologist and associate…
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