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California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds
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The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.COVID-19
There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?
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A recent COVID-19 subvariant, JN.1, is rapidly climbing the charts.COVID-19
74 Interview: Why social media is being blamed for the youth suicide crisis
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Psychiatrist Laura Erickson-Schroth discusses addictive algorithms and other negative forces eroding kids’ mental health.Bay Area
More kids skipping kindergarten post-pandemic
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Many parents feel their children aren’t ready for kindergarten, after the pandemic disrupted their ability to socialize and learn skills.gavin newsom
California looks to the health system to sustain mental health funds in schools
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As the need for more mental health services climbs, administrators and experts are turning to the health system to meet budget gaps.COVID-19
Community college enrollment plunged amid COVID-19 — why that’s now turning around
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Students over the age of 50 are driving the trend.California
Dads drive growth in California’s paid family leave program
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The number of men in the state taking paid family leave to bond with a new child has risen nearly 20% since the start of the pandemic.Bay Area
More working Californians slipped into poverty as pandemic aid expired
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California’s poverty rate climbed and its working poor grew this spring, says the Public Policy Institute of California.commentary
