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50 years after he was assassinated, why Marcus Foster is more relevant than ever
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PUSD Superintendent Dr. Donald Evans was recognized as "Marcus Foster Educator of the Year" while at Berkeley Unified in 2018.health
Tobacco sales phaseout withers in California without support from anti-tobacco advocates
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Anti-tobacco groups won’t say why they didn’t support the bill, which was amended to focus on enforcing an existing flavored tobacco ban.Bay Area
Thousands of Californians are missing out on federal student aid. Here’s why
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Increasingly complicated laws and poor communication have made aid dollars harder to come by for some adult students.California
California bill would mandate HPV vaccine for incoming college students
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At least four other states have enacted a similar mandate.health
What can California do about abortion pill ruling? Not much
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Unless the ruling is reversed on appeal, mifepristone will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.California
Gov. Newsom wanted California to cut ties with Walgreens — then federal law got in the way
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Federal rules make it difficult for the state to unwind its Medicaid prescription drug agreement, which paid Walgreens $1.5 billion last year.Education
K-12 enrollment: Does the increase in homeless students indicate a worsening trend?
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Experts say the lack of affordable housing is fueling an increase that may continue to escalate.Books
The magic of story time: Why is reading aloud to kids so important?
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Amid the escalating national literacy crisis, this one is an easy fix, experts say: read aloud to your kids and students.California
