Ryan Forum Will Preview Poverty Agenda
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is opening the door to new initiatives aimed at helping low-income families as he prepares to discuss poverty in a forum showcasing GOP presidential candidates in Columbia, S.C.
Californians Strongly Support Common Core
By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE, Calif. — Unlike the political uproar and division elsewhere in the country over revamping public-school curriculum, Californians across party lines overwhelmingly support the new standards for education, a survey released Wednesday revealed. The educational standards known as Common Core — adopted by nearly every state — revise […]
Lower-Income Teens Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep, Researchers Say
By Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times African-American high school students and boys in low- to middle-income families reported short, fragmented sleep, and that could play a role in their health risks, researchers reported Monday. Anyone who has ever lived with a teenager knows they often don’t get the eight to nine hours of sleep the Centers […]