Exits by Black and Hispanic Teachers Pose a New Threat to Covid-Era Education
By Heidi de Marco
Schools that serve poor and disadvantaged kids have taken a series of hits during the pandemic. Now, teachers of color are leaving the profession at higher rates than are white teachers.
Otra amenaza a la educación en la era de covid: jubilación masiva de maestros latinos
By Heidi de Marco
En 2021, el 59% de los educadores hispanos estaba planeando retirarse, algunos antes de tiempo. Una cifra mucho más alta que años anteriores.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Wednesday’s California health news roundup covers Medicaid, vaccine and mask mandates, heat warning, covid cases, sick leave and more.
‘Somebody Is Gonna Die’: Medi-Cal Patients Struggle to Fill Prescriptions
By Samantha Young
Problems with California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program are preventing thousands of patients from getting their medications, including some life-saving ones. State officials say they’re working on fixes.
The Doctor Will See You Now — In the Hallway
By Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting
At Salem Health Salem Hospital in Oregon, the omicron surge is still swamping health care workers. They are ground down emotionally but keep showing up for their patients.
Polio, Chickenpox, Measles, Now Covid. It’s Time to Consult History on School Vaccine Mandates
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
As some states adopt covid vaccine requirements, not everyone agrees mandates for children are the way forward. Taking a page from history: We have two paths to putting the pandemic behind us: a quicker, more certain one of mandatory vaccination or a stuttering, drawn-out, likely more deadly affair.
Polio, varicela, sarampión, y ahora covid. Es hora de revisar la historia del mandato de vacunas escolares
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
La historia muestra que vacunar a los niños ayuda a prevenir brotes de enfermedades graves. ¿Qué pasará con covid?
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Tuesday’s California health news roundup covers hospital penalties, mask mandate, covid sick leave, omicron cases, vaccines, opioids and more.
Missouri’s War on Public Health Shows Extent of National Rift
By Lauren Weber
A public health official who said he was anti-abortion and anti-mandate for masks and covid vaccines did not pass the purity test of a Missouri senator who opposes covid public health restrictions. The senator killed the official’s nomination to be state health director, highlighting how hands may be tied in the nationwide fight against infectious diseases.
Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars
By Jordan Rau
Among the 764 hospitals hit with a 1% reduction in Medicare payments this year for having high numbers of patient infections and avoidable complications are more than three dozen that Medicare also ranks as among the best in the country, including Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
