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Why is Florida trying to bring back measles and whooping cough?

September 12, 2025
Runny noses and colds? I expect that when I send my kid to school. What I don’t expect is meningitis and whooping cough . But Governor DeSantis has made that our soon-to-be reality with the elimination of several vaccine protections . As Governor DeSantis tries out his next stop on his “Florida...
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Jeannina Perez
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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security

On Top of All the Back-to-School Jitters

September 12, 2025
Back-to-school season brings both excitement and anxiety, but this year parents at my child’s school were asked to donate $350 per student—far more than in past years—to cover programs the district doesn’t fund, like specialty teachers, software, and field trips. While I support my school, the growing reliance on parent contributions highlights inequities: wealthier schools benefit while high-need schools fall further behind. Declining federal and state funding, especially recent cuts, worsens the gap.
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To-wen Tseng
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Your Moms Next Door September Dispatch is here!

September 10, 2025
Welcome to the September Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community...
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Jeannina Perez
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice

How Trump & RFK Jr. Are Making the Child Care & Health Care Crisis Worse, Why Humor Breaks Partisan Divides

September 10, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump's inconsistent policies on child care, which exacerbate the child care crisis by creating uncertainty and underfunding programs. We discuss the role of humor and storytelling in breaking partisan divides and fostering empathy. We hear about the harmful...
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Family Economic Security

How We Got Here

September 4, 2025
Why does it feel like it is so hard to afford a decent life? Not decadent, not luxurious, just decent. And why does it seem like it used to be easier to afford that decent life? There is a very straightforward explanation that answers both of these questions. An economist would say, it comes down...
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Kathryn Edwards
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration MomsRising Podcast Politics & Policy

The Urgent Importance of Gun Safety Policies, Overcoming Polarization, Rising Prices, Why Fascists Fear Teachers

September 1, 2025
On the radio show this week we cover the urgent importance of advancing gun safety policies. We cover tips for talking across political points of disagreement, building trust, overcoming polarization, and how these efforts can help strengthen democracy. We hear from an economist about why the...
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Immigration

Tell Congress to reject further ICE funding and to restore congressional oversight

September 8, 2025
Last week in Encinitas, California, a routine school drop-off turned into a nightmare. A father had just dropped off his daughter at school - when in full view of his family and stunned bystanders - masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents snatched him from his car without a...
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Linda Stone