Kids
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COVID-19 vaccine works in children ages 5-11, Pfizer reports
Pfizer said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S.…
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GOP Missouri lawmaker blasts Parson’s veto of funding to combat child sex abuse
Missouri Rep. Randy Pietzman nearly choked on his words as he tried Wednesday to explain why $300,000 means so much…
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Sixth child dies of COVID in Missouri as official vows change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s new health czar lamented that the pandemic had become so embroiled in politics as another…
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Many Black families who chose homeschooling because of COVID-19 are sticking with it
Every homeschool family kicks off their school year a little differently. For the Browns, they decided to start with an…
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Thousands get COVID in first weeks of school in Missouri
Thousands of Missouri children have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the new school year began, and at least one rural…
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Missouri launches Office of Childhood to expand services for children, families
Missouri’s new Office of Childhood officially launched Monday with a mission to transform the landscape of early childhood in the state for…
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With schools in session, doctors fear new child COVID wave
Children are making up an increasing number of patients filling Missouri hospitals during the summer COVID-19 surge, and some doctors…
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COVID cases among children rising as Missouri Delta variant wave enters fifth month
Clay LaRue, superintendent of the Van Buren R-1 School District, made a tough decision Sunday. With COVID-19 cases spiking in…
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Missouri attorney general seeks court order blocking school mask mandates
Mandates that require children, staff and faculty to wear masks in school to prevent spread of COVID-19 are next on…
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Who has the power to say students do or don’t have to wear masks?
Legal battles over masks in schools are being fought across the country. Rather than clarifying policy, these legal challenges have…
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Some area parents are urging schools to require masks
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — With the start of the new school year fast approaching, some parents in two suburban St.…
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Missouri COVID cases, hospitalizations rise as officials warn of infections in children
Missouri’s average of daily COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since January, with health officials warning that…
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Black women with children excluded from federal cash aid program, report finds
WASHINGTON — A new research paper reviewed how each state implemented a federal program that has provided cash assistance to low-income families…
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For U.S. teen Buddhist lama, it’s faith, school, football
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — In most ways, Jalue Dorje is a typical American teen — he grew up in…
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New law aims to help get more services to homeless teens
Trysta Herzog owns a successful marketing business in Springfield, Mo. But when she was a teenager, she was homeless. At…
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Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn’t want to believe it.…
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Children need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine
Now that two-thirds of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as of…
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After ruling halts DACA immigration program, Biden vows appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intended to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal a program enacted…
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SLPS student wins top honors in global robotics competition
ST. LOUIS – Gateway STEM High School student Obike Anwisye has been selected as a 2021 FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award…
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Many in Missouri, Kansas are at risk from lead pipes, report finds
People in Missouri and Kansas risk lead exposure from their drinking water at greater rates than almost any other state,…
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New school voucher law offers tax credits to donors for private education
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri students could have access as soon as next year to scholarships for private schools through…
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How the new, expanded federal child tax credit will work
WASHINGTON — The most ambitious part of the pandemic stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year is about…
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Some summer camps hit with COVID; schools could be next
The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as…
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CDC study finds racial, regional disparities as schools reopened
WASHINGTON — After last year’s abrupt shutdown of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, increasing numbers of students returned to in-person…
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SWIM ON Foundation helps area families learn to swim, prevent drownings
ST. LOUIS — Knowing how to swim and be safe around water is vital, but for at least 39 people…
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Missouri hospitals sue to block changes in Medicaid payments
After obtaining some relief from lawmakers for revenue cuts likely from a change in the way Medicaid pays for outpatient services, Missouri…
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Black bookstore marks Juneteenth as special day for nation, own anniversary
UNIVERSITY CITY – Jeffrey and Pamela Blair have two reasons to celebrate on Juneteenth. It’s the day the last slaves…
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For toddlers, pandemic shapes development during formative years
CASTLE POINT, Mo. — Lucretia Wilks, who runs a small day care out of her home in north St. Louis…
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More public libraries are doubling as food distribution hubs
In the summer of 2021, public libraries everywhere, from Missouri and Idaho to Tennessee and Arizona, will offer free meals to families with children in their local…
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Homeless students slipping through cracks, congressional panel told
WASHINGTON — Witnesses before a U.S. House panel on Wednesday advised lawmakers on how federal relief aid can help bridge…
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