A new analysis of 2022 census data has uncovered a troubling trend: The uninsured rate for Pennsylvania children worsened during the final full year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 State of Children s Health in Pennsylvania report found more than 145,000 children are without health insurance. Becky Ludwick, vice president of public policy at Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, emphasized despite the Medicaid continuous coverage and other flexibilities in place during the public health emergency, Pennsylvania is among a few states observing a decline in the rate of children having access to health insurance. .
Students at the University of New Hampshire are joining college students nationwide in demanding the Biden Administration call for an immediate Israeli ceasefire in Gaza. A coalition of student organizations will hold a rally today to raise awareness of U.S. financial and military support of Israel and the suffering of Palestinian civilians. .
The lifetime likelihood of imprisonment for Black men has changed significantly from one generation to the next, according to The Sentencing Project s latest report. In 1981, one in three Black men was likely to be imprisoned at some point in his life. By 2001, the number decreased to one in five. .
New county-level data show Kentucky is facing a severe shortage of workers in sectors supporting children, including teachers, counselors, child care providers, child welfare workers and others. Sarah Vanover, policy and research director for Kentucky Youth Advocates, said the state s more than one million children are feeling the effects of fewer education professionals. According to the report, less than half of the state s kindergartners entered school ready to learn last school year, and schools are facing declining math and reading proficiency rates. .
More American children had health insurance during the pandemic than ever before. But now, as states are required to re-enroll those eligible for Medicaid, the number of uninsured is skyrocketing. Nowhere is it more true than in Texas, where since what has called the "unwinding" started in April, already a half million children have lost coverage. .