Tiffany Clark, who was elected to fill a vacant State Board of Education seat in January, said she would have voted against the curriculum.

Housing insecurity has hurt kids' chances of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles and much of California.

Federal pandemic aid helped build public school mental health services in Texas. School officials now brace for the expiration of those funds next year. They’re urging lawmakers to create a dedicated funding stream for mental health assistance in schools.

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The White House says first lady Jill Biden will host a roundtable Monday on breast and cervical cancer.

The debate over school safety has reignited talks on everything from bulletproof shields to more funding for mental health services.

MacKenzie Scott’s $50 million gift to the National 4-H Council, which the youth-focused nonprofit called “transformational,” is part of a new patch of the philanthropist’s donations now coming to light.

MacKenzie Scott, who has given at least $8 billion in the past two years to mostly small nonprofits that serve people in need, used to release posts on Medium about her gifts and who got them.

HOUSTON – Communities in Schools is an organization to help keep kids in school. It recognizes the same stressed-out behaviors in kids affected by Hurricane Harvey. Judith Maldonado said her twin boys are in a new school district and staying in other families’ homes since Harvey. “Make sure to set daily routines with your children so that the children know what's going to happen that day,” Pizana said. Pizana said continuing to be open and communicate about their plans, even if it's written down for kids, will help.