Detroit teachers are pushing for the release of immigrant students from Michigan – many of them minors – who are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kristen Schoettle, a teacher at Western International High School, said the effect on students has been immediate and traumatic.

Democrat Renee Hardman, who won with nearly 72% of the vote, ran on a campaign of making housing and healthcare more affordable, and addressing livable wages for Iowans.

New Mexico will maintain its full childhood vaccine schedule, despite rollbacks by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Miranda Durham, said New Mexico will stick with the 30-year-old, evidence-based vaccination schedule.

The latest "America After 3 p.m." survey from the Afterschool Alliance shows parents of nearly 5.7 million Black children nationwide want them in an after-school program, but only about 1.3 million are enrolled – leaving around three in four Black children whose parents want care but lack access.

Si las personas desean regresar al programa original de Medicare, pueden considerar un programa Medigap que cubra los gastos de bolsillo.

In a YouGov survey, 36% of respondents consider the United States to be at war with Venezuela, while 35% don't see it that way.

The Trump administration has now filed lawsuits against 18 mostly Democrat-led states, demanding access to voter registration lists, including driver’s license information and partial Social Security numbers.

The report finds California health-care plans need to do a better job of ensuring childhood preventive screenings to detect delayed development. The data also show that instability in the foster-care system continues to spur low graduation rates and low test scores in reading, science, and math.

New research is shedding light on the issue of parent-child separation among immigrant families, which has become more pervasive in Wisconsin and across the country under heightened federal immigration enforcement. Migrant advocates called it a crisis in need of urgent attention.

Activists attend multiple, weekly gatherings outside the ICE facility in Burlington, has been described by former detainees as overcrowded and inhumane. "This is a violation of the Eighth Amendment against cruel and unusual punishments..."

A new policy just took effect across the country, this will cause many ballots in rural areas to be rejected. The change means mail will not be postmarked when it is first received at the local post office. It will now be postmarked once it reaches a regional processing facility.

Más de siete de cada diez afroamericanos con una credencial afirmaron que les ayudó a alcanzar sus metas, según el informe. En 2020, los trabajadores afroamericanos con certificaciones ganaron casi un 30 % más que aquellos con un diploma de secundaria.

Nearly 300,000 Coloradans are expected to lose their SNAP benefits "The average benefits of SNAP work out to about $6 per person per day" said Guerrero. "So, there really is no extra, there’s no 'living large.' This is about basic groceries and allowing people to stretch their food budgets."

"If a higher percentage of the population doesn’t have insurance, that means those people are likely to wait until a problem is very bad to see the doctor."

The average overdue debt balance in Kentucky is $549 and more than 127,000 households in the Commonwealth are in the red.

New California laws in 2026 are to bring positive change to schools a range of issues. One bill requires schools to notify parents when immigration officers come onto a campus. Another prohibits the disclosure of student or parent data without the family’s consent unless ICE has a judicial warrant.

Videos of ICE agents making arrests in Minnesota and elsewhere are fueling discussion about the fear being felt in immigrant communities and labor voices are speaking out about emerging solidarity for migrant workers and their families.

A federal court hearing today in Houston could pause Senate Bill 12, the Texas measure critics call the "Student Identity Censorship Law." The measure prohibits public and charter school diversity, equity and inclusion programs, instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Researchers surveyed more than 3,000 students at five North Carolina colleges and found about 30% are experiencing "low" or "very low" food security.

Se pide los habitantes de Oregon que eviten toda actividad económica, para rechazar las tácticas crueles e ilegales por parte de los agentes del ICE bajo la administración Trump. La directora ejecutiva de PCUN, Reyna López, afirma que los migrantes son la columna vertebral de la economía del estado

A new report from economists Chris Herbst and Erdal Tekin in partnership with Better Life Lab at New America examines how the escalation in immigration enforcement since early 2025 has impacted employment among child care workers and mothers with preschool-aged children.

Las texanas menores de 18 años son las más afectadas por la prohibición del aborto en el estado, según un estudio publicado en el American Journal of Public Health.

Ed Yohnka, director of communication and public policy for ACLU Illinois, said most recent local litigation has centered on warrantless immigration arrests and the inhumane treatment of immigrants, journalists and protestors during the targeted federal action known as “Operation Midway Blitz.”

Diversos estudios demuestran que Washington tiene el segundo sistema fiscal más regresivo del país, ya que los residentes con ingresos bajos y medios pagan más del 14% en impuestos, mientras que los más ricos solo pagan el 4%.

Los participantes afirmaron haber observado un aumento en la legislación y las medidas impulsadas por los republicanos que, a su juicio, atentan contra la libertad de expresión.

Grupos que luchan por equidad en educación están pidiendo al estado que proteja grupos vulnerables ya que la administración Trump está desmantelando al Departamento de Educación federal. La Secretaria de Educación ha despedido la mayoría del personal y ha cancelado millones de dólares en subsidios.

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $12 billion relief package as some farmers struggle to stay afloat due to a declining export market linked to expanded tariffs. Similar payments were issued during the heightened trade war in Donald Trump's first presidency.

La primera iniciativa del programa de aceleración se centra en la hemorragia posparto, la complicación obstétrica más común en el norte de Texas.

Minnesota es uno de los estados donde los grupos de asistencia legal están intensificando su labor ante al endurecimiento de las medidas de control migratorio bajo la administración Trump.

El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva en marzo para desmantelar el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas, calificándolo de innecesario. Sin embargo, un juez federal ha declarado ahora que dicha orden es ilegal.

The teen has found a refuge in a free after-school soccer program run by Soccer Without Borders. At a time of increased ICE arrests in the Boston-area, the field means more than just soccer for youths like Kimberly, who is among 1,000 newcomer and immigrant students in the program.

In November, welder Amber Czech was murdered by a male co-worker at a plant just west of the Twin Cities.

La campaña pide a los candidatos que apoyen programas para ayudar a los futuros padres, reforzar la atención médica de los niños más pequeños, hacer que la educación temprana y el cuidado infantil sean asequibles y remunerar de forma justa a los proveedores de servicios de educación infantil.

Claudia Lainez dirige el centro de trabajadores de la organización COPAL y dice que ha escuchado a trabajadores migrantes que sienten que están siendo perseguidos mientras intentan ganarse la vida. Sin embargo, en muchas industrias, siguen acudiendo a trabajar.

52% de los estudiantes con doble desventaja económica prevé asistir a la universidad, en comparación con el 83% de los estudiantes de familias con bajos ingresos y altos recursos.

That stunning statistic, from the Florida Rural Health Association, highlighted in a recent presentation on National Rural Health Day, shows a deepening crisis in the state's rural counties. Many local labor and delivery wards shuttered, families face long travel distances for basic maternity care.

A high-pressure work environment, exhaustion and low morale are often precursors to burnout. However, experts say a majority of workers refrain from speaking up about their dissatisfaction.

A handful of nearby New York City public schools have reached out to Jeffery Stephens-Prince, the work-based learning coordinator at the school, to arrange for the interns, hand-picked from the school’s Visual and Commercial Arts pathway, to create unique designs for branding purposes.

Una nueva investigación indica que la prohibición del aborto en Texas ha aumentado el número de embarazos no deseados o inseguros en el estado, así como el número de nacidos vivos y muertes infantiles.

Las primas de Parte B aumentarán en $17.90, para un costo total de $202.90. Por otro lado, el aumento por costo de vida del Seguro Social para 2026 implica que los cheques aumentarán aproximadamente $56.

Across Montana more than 5700 students experienced homelessness. "We're talking about kids age 18 and under," said Grosenick, "that are in high school or younger kids in grade school that are couch surfing or bouncing around from place to place, possibly living in motels, living in vehicles."

Tras la aprobación de la Ley 2 de la Cámara de Representantes en 2013, que exige que los médicos que practican abortos tengan privilegios de admisión en hospitales cercanos, muchas clínicas del estado han cerrado.

President Trump proposed buying 80,000 metric tons of beef from Argentina as a way to lower grocery prices. The move comes just as ranchers in the Show Me State and nationwide were hoping to reinvest in their herds after droughts and nontransparent markets put some family farmers out of business.

Tame Lewis coordinadora del programa P.A.C.E. Early Head Start en el Centro de Aprendizaje Aloha en Gardena, dice que "SNAP y Medi-Cal, evitan caer en la pobreza," explica Lewis. "El programa Head Start les permite ir a trabajar sin tener que preocuparse por lo que se les descuenta de su sueldo."

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, more than 6,400 veterans died by suicide in 2022, roughly 17 every day.

The UC Berkeley Deportation Data Project reported noncriminal arrests accounted for about 50% of ICE’s daily arrests in Ohio in June, up from 29% in May, following a Trump administration move to triple ICE’s daily arrest quota to 3,000.

A Connecticut bill aims to reform school crisis response drills. Stacey Mayer, director of advocacy, policy and outreach for the group Connecticut Against Gun Violence, said the new drills can be more effective.

Mientras continúa el cierre del gobierno, los líderes demócratas del estado de Nevada exigen que el estado financie cualquier déficit en los beneficios para los 505 mil residentes que dependen del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés).

The Bilingual Press was created in the 1970s to give more authors an outlet for their work during the Chicano movement. The first librito, "Día de los Muertos: A Chicano Arts Legacy," by Mathew Sandoval, was released in early October.

"Day of the Dead" celebrations are planned in multiple U.S. cities this weekend, including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, while some California communities have canceled events, amid fears Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could attend.