California schools lost more than $2.2 million in state funding over two years due to student vaccination noncompliance, state data show. Last year, 428 schools with low vaccination rates were flagged for state audits.
Educators fear immigration raids will have long-term consequences similar to the Covid-19 pandemic like increased student absences and anxiety and declining academic performance.
As Illinois faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes a statewide fee on social media companies, with monthly charges tied to their number of active users in the state and larger companies paying more.
