The future of transportation in Fresno County rests largely with Measure C, a local sales tax that is expected to raise more than $6.8 billion for roads, highways, and public transit over the next 30 years.
Poverty and Class
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Wilmington, California, has experienced hundreds more deaths than it does on average. Power, pollution, and poverty all play a role.
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But at no point since 2013 did any Texas school district have the professionally recommended student supervisor ratios for counselors, nurses, psychologist and social workers at the same time, a Houston Chronicle investigation found.
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This story is part of a larger project for the 2021 Data Fellowship, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism....
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One in three middle and high school students say they’ve been bullied, a new Southern California News Group analysis shows.
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The same advice parents give children before heading to school or a friend's house can protect them from cyberbullies.
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Students in English language learning programs in Arizona had the lowest passing rates of any group, including homeless students.
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At the start of the worst public health crisis in over a century, the Virginia Department of Health was manually tracking the virus through test results sent via fax machines.
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Children are not just witnesses but are also victims of domestic violence.
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After struggling to get treatment for her mentally ill son, a mother’s act of desperation: Giving up custody.