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North Carolina Group Keeps College Goals Alive for ‘Dreamers’

SANFORD, N.C. — As a high school sophomore and DACA recipient, the connections Danny Rodas made through his mentorship program were invaluable to helping him understand the challenges he would face paying for college.

January 24, 2018

Trumps’ Exam

President Donald Trump recently had his first routine physical exam, along with cognitive testing, performed by the White House physician Ronny Jackson. The exam confirmed good physical and cognitive health, Jackson said, while unveiling areas, such as his diet, that need improvement. But just how much does this test tell us about Trump’s health? Read […]

January 24, 2018

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“Pivotal Player” at HHS Promoted Gay “Conversion”

Shannon Royce, who has reportedly emerged “as a pivotal player” at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), previously suggested that so-called conversion therapy was an antidote to marriage equality and worked for anti-LGBTQ hate groups that have promoted the dangerous and widely discredited practice. Politico reported on January 22 that Royce, the director […]

January 24, 2018

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Study: Obamacare Helps Poor Families the Most

Poor families have benefited the most from Obamacare, spending less on both out-of-pocket care and health insurance premiums, a new study shows. On the other hand, higher-income families have seen their out-of-pocket costs decline but their premiums increase, the researchers found. Read More

January 24, 2018

About That Cognitive Fitness Test Trump Took

Can you recognize a lion? How about remembering a list of five words, right away and five minutes later? President Donald Trump can. He got all the usual tests as part of his annual physical exam as president. But he also added an extra exam — a cognitive screening test for memory loss or early […]

January 24, 2018

Judge Sentences Gymnastics Doctor to 40-175 Years

Disgraced former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years and up to 175 years in a Michigan state prison Wednesday, bringing an end to a marathon sentencing hearing that featured statements from more than 150 girls and women who asserted he sexually abused them. The […]

January 24, 2018

Medicaid Changes May Lead More States to Extend Care

In an ironic twist, the Trump administration’s embrace of work requirements for low-income people on Medicaid is prompting lawmakers in some conservative states to resurrect plans to expand health care for the poor. Trump’s move has been widely criticized as threatening the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. But if states follow through, more Americans could […]

January 24, 2018

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Flu Season Reveals Danger in Medical Supply Chain

Flu season in the United States typically peaks in February, but this year’s outbreak is already one of the worst on record. As of Jan. 6, 20 children have died of influenza, and overall mortality caused by the flu is already double that of last year’s. One reason the flu is so severe this season […]

January 24, 2018

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Bill Extends CHIP for 6 Years, Delays ACA Taxes

Nearly four months after it missed the deadline to reauthorize CHIP, Congress finally reauthorized the widely-popular program that covers about 8.4 million children and provides maternity coverage for about 370,000 women. The extension of CHIP is welcomed by states that were running out of CHIP funding, families, hospitals and providers (especially children’s hospitals), and safety […]

January 24, 2018

Art for Social Justice

January 24, 2018

Exploring the Effects of Incarceration

January 24, 2018

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The Power of Medicine

January 24, 2018

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Making Geological History

January 24, 2018

Knowledge Is Power

January 24, 2018

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Identifying Educational Inequities

January 24, 2018

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ACT Launches 2018 Policy Platforms

ACT has released four new policy platforms geared to promote education and workplace access for students and to align the nation’s education and workforce systems to meet their needs.

January 23, 2018

Relationships Remain Key

January 23, 2018

Civil Rights Icon Wyatt Tee Walker Dies

The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, who served as an architect of the early civil rights campaigns in the South, died Tuesday. He was 88.

January 23, 2018