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These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine
October 28, 2025 9:16 PM ET By Charlotte Huff The distress that Will Bynum later recognized as shame settled over him nearly immediately. Bynum, then in his second year of residency training as a family medicine physician, was wrapping up a long shift when he was called into an emergency delivery. To save the baby’s…
Conservative group sues to overturn rewrite of WA parental rights law
Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard October 27, 2025 / 11:25 am School board directors and parents are suing Washington state to block a Democrat-backed law overhauling rights for public school students and their parents. The policy has become a flashpoint in the national debate over gender inclusivity and diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools. A conservative political…
In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts
October 25, 2025 7:00 AM ET By Shalina Chatlani, Kim Krisberg LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was once a thriving agricultural hub of the region. Now, charred and dilapidated buildings dot the small city center. There are…
Abortion by mail is on the rise, even in states like Washington where it remains legal
Eilís O’Neill October 24, 2025 / 1:29 pm In Washington and 17 other states where abortion is still legal, telehealth orders for abortion medication have doubled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Anna Fiastro, a researcher at the UW School of Medicine, studied the orders for abortion medication received by Aid Access, an organization…
Education Department layoffs illegally burden students with disabilities, advocates say
Oct 22, 2025 | 4:56 pm ET By Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON — Proposed mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education have raised alarm among disability advocates and Democratic lawmakers over the potential impact on millions of students with disabilities. Advocates warn that the department cannot carry out its legally mandated functions for special education services and…
Immigration agencies accessed WA law enforcement license plate data, report finds
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez October 22, 2025 / 2:37 pm A new report from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights found that federal immigration enforcement has been mining license plate data from local law enforcement in Washington state. This license plate information is gathered through cameras posted along roadways as part of an automated license plate reading…
Trump’s attempt to gut special education office has some conservative parents on edge
The president called the layoffs a part of cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted. Sara Luterman October 17, 2025, 11:07 a.m. CT The Trump administration’s decision to lay off most employees within the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office was described by the president this week as part of cuts to “Democrat programs…
Ed Department Blocked From Laying Off Special Education Staff
by Michelle Diament | October 16, 2025 A federal judge temporarily halted a U.S. Department of Education plan to gut its special education office, but advocates say that the future of services for students with disabilities remains uncertain. Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California blocked the so-called reductions in…
NYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Updated 4:56 PM CST, October 16, 2025 New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools’ guidelines supporting transgender students. City officials said the federal agency led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon cut funding without the required notice…