Election Updates
The House of Representatives still has a number of seats to be officially called…
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is holding a lead of less…
Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) is beating Republican Brian Maryott…
Rep Young Kim’s (R-CA) race in CA-40 was called…
Reps. Michelle Steel (R-CA) in CA-45…
Rep. Lou Correa’s (D-CA) race in CA-46…
Rep. John Garamendi’s (D-CA) race in CA-8 was called…
Rep. Mike Thompson’s (D-CA) race in CA-4 was called…
Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-CA) race in CA-14 was called…
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) is beating Republican challenger…
Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA) is beating Republican challenger…
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) race in CA-20 was called…
Sen. Alex Padilla’s (D-CA) race has been called…
Coronavirus
COVID-19 at any level of severity is linked to an increased risk of dangerous blood clots…
The CDC estimates there were roughly 26 million cases of COVID-19 among people under 18 during the first 20 months of the pandemic…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday, 11/4, that the U.S. is experiencing the highest hospitalization rates for influenza…
Pfizer-BioNTech said Friday, 11/4, that their updated COVID-19 booster substantially increased protection against the virus compared to previous iterations of the vaccine…
California
California voters said yes to abortion rights, increasing funding for the arts in public schools and to a ban on flavored tobacco…
Earning college credit in high school can be a powerful tool for exposing students to universities and helping them get a leg up on tuition and earning a degree…
California filed suit Thursday, 11/10, against makers of a class of chemical compounds used in many consumer products that don't break down in the environment and are believed to pose a long-term health risk…
Wells are running dry in California at a record pace…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a blanket rejection of local California governments’ plans to curb homelessness, putting on hold hundreds of millions of dollars in aid…
Poverty fell in California during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent data shows, largely due to state and national safety net programs, especially the expansion of federal child tax credits…
California lawmakers have approved a proposal for children who qualify for Medicaid to enroll at birth and stay enrolled until age five, starting in 2025, pending federal approval…
President and Administration
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reiterated on 11/1 that his agency is working with other federal departments, local groups and even gaming companies to build out a renewed response to school safety…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released a new report…
More than three million middle and high school students have used a tobacco product in the past month…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new report on Thursday…
McKinsey analysts project nearly $20 billion in federal pandemic relief funds for K-12 schools might not get spent by a 2024 deadline unless the money is spent faster, based on spending projections and a survey of 260 administrators conducted last year…
Congress
In a discussion draft released 11/10, the Senate Finance Committee laid out new ideas for Congress to address mental health…
Education
Nearly 26 million Americans have applied for relief under the student loan forgiveness plan, with 16 million applications approved…
New data indicate that online schools have had a staying power beyond the pandemic that few observers suspected…
Overall foreign student enrollment at U.S. institutions saw a four percent boost during the 2021-2022 school year, up from the severe decline during the 2020-2021 school year, according to a new report from the Institute of International Education…
The Education Department is moving forward to carry out some parts of the FAFSA Simplification Act before unveiling a simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid next fall…
SUNY Westchester Community College and MDRC, a social policy research organization, released the results of a new study Thursday, 11/3, which found that students in the college’s student support program enrolled full-time at higher rates and accumulated more credits than their peers…
A new report examining peer mental health supports on college campuses found that such programs are popular and useful, though they also raise some concerns…
The U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS) provides services to communities to respond to community tension and allegations of bias and hate incidents…
The expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, likely to occur in January, will create significant complexity for schools that provide telehealth services to students…
The Education Department this morning is releasing new guidance that encourages schools and colleges to use unspent COVID-19 relief money to expand various career options for students…