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Reading Rainbow Live streams Sunday on the digital platform Looped. But Burton, who hosted the original series for more than two decades, won't be there. A cast of 20-somethings will host.
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New research out of New York found the protection of the vaccine against infection in kids who got the lowest dose dropped from 68% to 12%.
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The failure to renew the enhanced Child Tax Credit continues a long tradition in America: Our welfare system has long spent generously on the old, but it has consistently skimped on the young. A new paper investigates why.
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In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1% to 17%, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.
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Grandparents may get a better chance at visitation rights under proposals in the Florida LegislatureAn effort to further the rights of grandparents to see their grandchildren is back in Tallahassee. The legislature has given them a little leeway in recent years, but the law remains firmly on the side of parents.
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The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.
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The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now.
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Just 18% of 5- to 11-year-olds are fully vaccinated, with rates varying significantly across the country, a KHN analysis of federal data shows. Pediatricians say the slow pace and geographic disparities are alarming.
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In 2021, there were 98 deaths, up from 69 in 2020. This includes 24 in the greater Tampa Bay region.
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Dr. David Rubin discusses guidance from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that says schools should stay open for in-person learning and discontinue required weekly testing.
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When kids are in the foster care system, it can sometimes feel like major decisions about their lives are happening without consideration for their input. Lawmakers are looking into a plan to change that, by appointing lawyers to represent the children in many of those cases.
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Many are small for their age — a sign of a growing crisis of malnutrition. Government mismanagement is to blame, say political analysts. And there could be lifelong impacts for these children.