Indiana’s Pence Reverses Course on Federal Preschool Money
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Two years ago, Indiana Governor Mike Pence turned down millions of dollars of federal grant money for preschool funding, but now the governor has sent a letter to US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to say that he has reconsidered the offer. He added that he would like to expand the […]
EU admits plot for FEDERAL superstate and describes Brussels attacks as an ‘opportunity’
A SENIOR MEP provoked anger today by describing the recent terror outrages in Brussels as an “opportunity” to turn the EU into a “full political union”. Daily Express :: News Feed
Colorado Turnaround Schools See Little Improvement from Federal Money
After $ 50 million dollars and five years, some failing schools in Colorado still have as few as 15% of students passing standardized math exams. The experiment that funneled money to the nation’s lowest-achieving 5% of schools seems not to have been successful, writes Jennifer Brown of The Denver Post. In an analysis by The […]
Federal Task Force Recommends Depression Screening for Kids
New recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force suggest that adolescents be routinely screened for depression by primary care doctors, including family physicians and pediatricians. These doctors should be prepared to refer young people to treatment for depression if necessary, writes Carina Storrs for CNN. The recommendations were announced in the Annals of Internal […]