5 years since COVID declared public health emergency in US, still killing thousands
On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. declaring a public health emergency over COVID-19, people continue to lose their lives.
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Death to “Discretionary” Budgeting
U.S. federal budgeting has two major categories of spending. The one subject to the most scrutiny is “discretionary” spending, which is the basis of the annual appropriations process. This includes ...
Children Fall Further Behind in Reading, Make Little Improvement in Math on National Exam
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made ...
These 6 metros have the highest share of remote workers. Here’s what they reveal about the future of remote work
For many workers, remote work wasn't a blip of the pandemic but a work structure that lingered long after, especially for ...
Data: Arizona children are falling further behind in reading, math
Arizona and the nation’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Washington state hospitals lose nearly $400 million in first nine months of 2024, Providence loses $66 million in Spokane area
Hospitals in Spokane continued to bleed tens of millions of dollars last year – even as the losses slowed from those of 2023.
Despite some gains, D.C.-area students still lagging after covid, data shows
The region’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress largely mirrored the rest of the country, with ...
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Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card
There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.
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Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
During the 2024 campaign Donald Trump called FBI data showing a decline in crime "fake" and claimed crime was “through the ...