Educational health services
WVU board OKs tuition hike, $1.1B budget for next year
Jun. 25, 2021 05:23 PM EDT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University tuition is going up this fall, the school's Board of Governors decided on Friday as it also approved a budget...
Michigan Medicine staff getting $1,500 bonuses
May. 26, 2021 03:42 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Medicine, the health care arm of the University of Michigan, is giving a $1,500 bonus to each of its employees as a...
Dartmouth expands mental health services, loosens dorm rules
May. 24, 2021 11:23 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College is increasing mental health support and loosening some COVID-19 restrictions in dorms amid concerns about students...
Massachusetts schools step up efforts to vaccinate students
May. 19, 2021 11:06 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts school districts are stepping up their efforts to vaccinate eligible students before the end of the school year.
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Kids ages 12 through 15 can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
By Steve Leblanc May. 13, 2021 01:46 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Children ages 12 through 15 were set to begin receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots in Massachusetts on Thursday.
The state...
School districts planning vaccine clinics for eligible kids
By Pat Eaton-Robb And Susan Haigh May. 11, 2021 05:54 PM EDT
Connecticut education and health officials are working together to organize clinics that would give children ages 12 to 15 access to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine...
Younger adolescents get ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine
By Heather Hollingsworth, Kathleen Foody And Sophia Tareen May. 11, 2021 04:14 PM EDT
Rhode Island high schools host student vaccine clinics
May. 03, 2021 09:33 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — High schools across Rhode Island have scheduled vaccination clinics for their students over the age of 16 this week, starting Monday at...
Oregon high school clinic draws anti-vaccine protesters
Apr. 30, 2021 02:36 PM EDT
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine clinic set up inside a Bend, Oregon, high school attracted anti-vaccine protesters who heckled teenagers as they entered...
The Latest: Canada puts J&J vaccine rollout plans on hold
By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 03:02 AM EDT
Vaccine clinic for Black, indigenous and people of color
Apr. 27, 2021 02:00 AM EDT
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A vaccination clinic is being held this week at Middlebury College for Black, indigenous, and people of color.
The...
Vaccine milestones reached in Maine and Massachusetts
By The Associated Press Apr. 18, 2021 11:25 AM EDT
Half of Maine’s population of age 16 and up has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Janet Mills said Sunday.
That...
New Mexico school district wants 20,000 youth vaccinated
By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 14, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque Public Schools says 50 students have received shots as part of a pilot program to promote vaccines for teenagers.
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Ohio college vaccination effort hits hurdle with J&J pause
By Kantele Franko And Farnoush Amiri Apr. 13, 2021 09:17 AM EDT
Duke University to require COVID vaccinations for fall term
Apr. 09, 2021 07:12 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University will require all new and returning students to present proof of vaccination to student health officials before they can...
Tennessee gov revives K-12 mental health trust fund push
Mar. 30, 2021 04:17 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is reviving a proposal to put $250 million into a trust fund that would help expand mental health services for...
Pennsylvania schools to get $4.9B in federal pandemic aid
Mar. 29, 2021 04:06 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania schools will get nearly $5 billion from the federal COVID-19 aid package, the Wolf administration announced Monday.
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Western Washington University reports COVID-19 outbreak
Mar. 29, 2021 04:02 PM EDT
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Western Washington University in Bellingham has reported 30 positive COVID-19 cases involving students living in residence halls in...
In poor districts, pandemic overwhelms school counselors
By Michael Melia Mar. 20, 2021 08:15 AM EDT
