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May 22, 2022
Should kindergarten change in California?
Children from low-income families often start school with fewer academic skills than their more affluent peers, experts say, an issue exacerbated by the pandemic.
May 22, 2022
In California for years, but still can’t qualify for in-state tuition
Bills pending in the California Legislature would make it easier for undocumented students and visa holders to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
May 21, 2022
UC system takes another step toward keeping students debt-free
At this weeks Regents meeting, the University of California moved closer to a goal of having students avoid burdensome student loans by 2030.
May 20, 2022
Interview: Chefs preview Sacramento Bacon Fest this weekend
Summer is coming, grills are turning on and Sacramento is celebrating the 11th annual Bacon Fest this weekend. Here’s what you may want to know.
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May 20, 2022
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?
On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and workers.
May 18, 2022
In the San Joaquin Valley, rapidly growing school districts endure overcrowding
As the cost of housing in the Bay Area and coastal Southern California drives families inland in search of relief, some school districts in the vast San Joaquin Valley contend with rapid enrollment growth.
Much of the Sacramento Valley is under red flag warning starting Thursday
This week's temperatures are hot enough to have triggered a red flag warning through most of the region, including Sacramento. The warning will start on Thursday and end Friday night.
Sacramento-area schools seeing rise in COVID-19 cases, but don’t plan to require masks again
Despite rising cases, schools are staying away from reinstating mask mandates, instead electing to “strongly recommend” masking and urge students get vaccinated, boosted and tested.
May 17, 2022
FDA authorizes first COVID booster for children ages 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.
May 16, 2022
With inflation, California worries about progress on poverty
California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state’s poorest residents.
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Weather
Large swaths of the U.S. set daily temperature records
May 22, 2022
Many cities throughout the country, including in Massachusetts and Virginia, set new daily heat records on Saturday and Sunday.
Religion
Top Southern Baptists stonewalled and denigrated sex abuse victims, report says
May 22, 2022
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to an independent report.
Russia-Ukraine recap
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened this weekend (May 21-22)
May 22, 2022
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Europe
Liev Schreiber's family ties to Ukraine push him to help its people
May 22, 2022
The actor speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about BlueCheck Ukraine, an aid network he co-founded, as well as his relationship with his grandfather.
Business
Abbott CEO apologizes for the formula shortage as the first overseas shipment arrives
May 22, 2022
"We're sorry to every family we've let down," wrote CEO Robert Ford. The shuttered plant at the heart of the shortage will reopen in June, but it may take months before production is back to normal.
Obituaries
Rosemary Radford Ruether, a founding mother of feminist theology, has died at age 85
May 22, 2022
Ruether was among the first scholars to think deeply about the role of women in Christianity, shaking up old patriarchies and pushing for change.
Picture This
A kids' story unfolds without words in 'A Day For Sandcastles'
May 22, 2022
Three siblings spend a summer day at the beach building sandcastles and watching them get demolished in a wordless picture book written by JonArno Lawson and illustrated by Qin Leng.
National
Haaland seeks healing for Native American boarding school survivors
May 22, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.
Shots - Health News
Virtual workouts spiked during the pandemic — and the trend is sticking around
May 22, 2022
During lockdown, gyms were out of the question. But some people felt more comfortable exercising at home, and companies hope to keep attracting new users by making VR apps more addictive and fun.
Life Kit
Dear Life Kit: Is a recital really more important than my wedding?
May 22, 2022
Dealing with conflict is hard — it can be even harder with family. We posed your anonymous questions to Natalie Lue, who coaches people to curb their people-pleasing tendencies.
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