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Texas measles outbreak shows what happens when vaccine funding flatlines

Fast Company Tech

Childhood vaccines prevent 4 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the U.S. Dr. Kelly Moore, a preventive medicine specialist, said she faced this dilemma when directing Tennessee’s immunization program from 2004 to 2018. Last year, Congress approved less than half that: $682 million.

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Measles update: Kentucky now has a confirmed outbreak 

Fast Company Tech

Tennessee’s outbreak also appears to be over. ” But childhood vaccination rates have declined nationwide since the pandemic and more parents are claiming religious or personal conscience waivers to exempt their kids from required shots. Cases and outbreaks in the U.S. compared to May of last year.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

After my high school graduation, I recall sitting on a neighborhood “stoop” one hot summer evening with a group of childhood friends; all of us were on our way to various colleges. One friend turned to me and asked where I was headed; I proudly shared, “Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.” We were so excited!

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Why some school districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds

Fast Company Tech

One of the most recent examples of this comes from a 2016 study of Tennessees public preschool classrooms, which are mostly housed in existing elementary schools. Sign up for the Early Childhood newsletter. A traditional pre-K setting is more teacher led and teacher directed, she said.

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Build a Non-profit Website that Works [Steal These Ideas!]

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For example, if your nonprofit is the Equine Rescue and Rehab Farm of South East Tennessee, don’t get errfset.org. Primary colors evoke childhood and optimism. Please DON’T use a long abbreviation of your name for your domain! You know what it is, but donors and others will struggle.

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Covid-19 and Museum

Museum 2.0

Previously I had become interested in public history in Baltimore, a graduate student in North Carolina, and a professional in Savannah but my conversations expanded to NY, New Jersey, South Carolina, California and Tennessee. We discussed our passion for history, art, and education.

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National Weather Service warns of ‘life-threatening’ flash flooding in U.S. South and Midwest

Fast Company Tech

Satellite imagery showed thunderstorms lined up like freight trains to take the same tracks over communities in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, according to the national Weather Prediction Center in Maryland. Tennessee Gov. Walker IV reported from Selmer, Tennessee, and Seewer from Toledo, Ohio. through Saturday.