Author: Carma Henry

   NIEER just released its 2023 State of Preschool Yearbook, which annually tracks state-funded preschool enrollment, funding, and quality across states. This year’s report shows that during the 2022-2023 school year states enrolled over 1.63 million children in preschool, marking a 7% surge compared to the preceding year.

If the name Samborghinil6lX seems perplexing, relax. In hindsight, after reading about Sam “Pop” Bruce’s life, never has a more apropos moniker been coined. You see, Sam’s accomplishments as an Athletic prodigy demanded a nickname befitting his talents so being compared to one of the most expensive, elaborately, engineered automobiles was both prophetic and perfect.

A federal judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit that alleges Florida did not properly inform people before dropping them from the Medicaid program after a COVID-19 public health emergency ended.

     “From our youngest contestant, six-year-old Kiely, to our most senior participant, 17-year-old Grace Ann, the contenders for this year’s Miss Arc Broward crown are doing more than vying for a title,” said Julie Price, CEO of Arc Broward, which works to ensure that people with disabilities thrive in their communities and are provided with life-changing opportunities to live, learn, work and play. “Our Miss Arc participants are sending a powerful message that individuals with disabilities deserve opportunities to shine.”

     NNPA NEWSWIRE — In communities across the country, families are striving to give their children a good start in life. They share a common desire for their babies to be healthy, happy, and secure. Yet far too many families face consider obstacles.

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd has asked a federal court to toss out a lawsuit challenging a state Senate redistricting plan passed in 2022, disputing allegations that the design of two districts in the Tampa Bay area diluted the power of Black voters.

Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, police departments across the United States have witnessed a significant drop in rank-and-file officers.

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      A 90-year-old man who was set to become the first Black astronaut in space decades ago is finally headed to space, CBS News reports.

     That said, sleep training is pretty hard, strategically, physically, and emotionally. That’s why there’s a whole cottage industry of high-paid sleep trainers, books, consultants, podcasts, influencers, and so on, who help parents with all this. Recognizing that sleeplessness is a problem for employees to be the most productive, companies like Meta (aka Facebook) have begun subsidizing the cost of sleep training coaching for their workers.