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In this newsletter: Mothers, teachers — and at least one librarian — are uniting to fix the affordable childcare system...and it started with a Reddit post. Have you had a COVID booster shot lately? If the answer is no, you're not alone, and it could contribute to a possible upcoming surge in infections.

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All I want for next Mother’s Day is a childcare revolution

“We are a committed group of mostly mothers and childcare workers (or both) who are fed up with unaffordable childcare costs, lack of access to quality care and the pittance childcare workers are paid to do their critical work.”

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COVID is down but low booster rates could set stage for surge.

WANT MORE? WE'RE ON IT..

SCOTUS delivered a double blow to higher ed last week in two rulings — one struck down Biden's student loan forgiveness program and the other bans universities from race-conscious admissions.
A week after Allegheny County Council overrode his veto on a bill to set a wage floor for county workers, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald filed a lawsuit against the legislative branch, in an effort to block the ordinance that he says violates the Home Rule Charter.

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How often do health insurers say no to patients? No one knows.

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Teen girls work to address their mental health crisis, and tell Pittsburgh: ‘Our voices matter.’

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