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South Africa’s hunger problem is turning into a major health crisis

by lisadtinsley June 22, 2022

One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition levels are high. Malnutrition has three simultaneous dimensions: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. These can manifest in stunting…

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June 22, 2022 0 comment 631 views
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Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness

by lisadtinsley March 9, 2022

Toni Sturdivant – Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerc When Mattel announced in January 2022 that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells –…

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March 9, 2022 0 comment 624 views
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Why student absences aren’t the real problem in America’s ‘attendance crisis’

by lisadtinsley October 31, 2021

Nationally, one in six children miss 15 or more days of school in a year and are considered chronically absent. Education officials have lamented that all this missed instruction has for years constituted…

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October 31, 2021 0 comment 354 views
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Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime

by lisadtinsley July 11, 2021

By Liz Szabo Before the pandemic, 16-year-old Na’ryen Cayou had everything he needed. He had his own room. A partial scholarship to a boys’ prep school. A spot playing trombone in…

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July 11, 2021 0 comment 348 views
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How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After the Pandemic’s Uncertainty

by lisadtinsley May 24, 2021

By Cory Turner, NPR and Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media Kai Humphrey, 9, has been learning from home for more than a year. He badly misses his Washington, D.C., elementary school,…

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May 24, 2021 0 comment 364 views
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Nosing In on Kids Who Had Covid and Lost Their Sense of Smell

by lisadtinsley April 2, 2021

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez   Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense of…

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April 2, 2021 0 comment 788 views
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Children’s Defense Fund: State of America’s Children Reveals that Children of Color are 71 Percent of Those That Live in Poverty

by lisadtinsley April 1, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The child population in America is the most diverse in history, but children remain the poorest age group in the…

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April 1, 2021 0 comment 429 views
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Unmet Need for Afterschool Programs Skyrockets in the Black Community, With Four Million Black Children Without the Access to Afterschool Their Parents Want

by lisadtinsley January 24, 2021

Satisfaction with afterschool programs has reached a new high among African American parents, but unmanageable costs and limited access are preventing many Black students from participating. The result is tremendous…

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January 24, 2021 0 comment 1725 views
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Poor and Minority Children With Food Allergies Overlooked and in Danger

by lisadtinsley January 24, 2021

By Sandy West As Emily Brown stood in a food pantry looking at her options, she felt alone. Up to that point, she had never struggled financially. But there she…

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