From The Hechinger Report: “Businesses nationwide lose more than $4.4 billion a year due to employee absences resulting from breakdowns in child care arrangements.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From Panama City News Herald: “Florida has the second highest number of uninsured children under the age of 6 in the U.S.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From Florida Phoenix: “Nationally, Florida scored 33 on a scale of 100 for measures of how well its families can meet their health-care and physical needs.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From CityLab: “The road to such unintended consequences is rooted in simple economics: Caring for an infant costs far more than caring for a preschooler.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From Vox: “This new policy is far from comprehensive, but it does mark a major milestone in expanding access to paid leave.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.