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Bills to require doctors to screen young children for lead poisoning passed the Michigan Legislature Tuesday.
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The researchers say since the pandemic, access to reliable home internet connection shows signs of decline for rural students in Michigan.
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Emergency departments continue to struggle with large numbers of children with serious mental health crises, and no where to place them.
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Two bills in the Michigan Legislature could help reduce lead exposure and ensure kids are tested for lead.
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It would be a felony to electronically track someone in many cases under legislation unanimously approved by the Indiana Senate Tuesday.
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A state lawmaker wants to require public schools to reveal certain details of how children express their gender identity and orientation in the classroom. SB 354, authored by Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond), would make teachers tell parents if a student expresses changes in certain aspects of their name, attire or pronouns.
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Overall, 88 percent of Indiana parents who responded to the survey said they were satisfied with the quality of their child’s school.
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Indiana ranks in the bottom third of the country for the health of its children – one spot worse than it was last year. That’s from the 2022 Kids Count Data Book, released by the Indiana Youth Institute Tuesday.
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The ALICE report focusing on the state’s children is based on micro-level U.S. Census data from 2019. It found that while only 17 percent of Michigan children lived below the official federal poverty level, another 27 percent live in working but economically precarious homes.