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The NURSE Act (Nurses for Under-Resourced School Everywhere Act) HR 2606 was introduced by Representative Dina Titus (D-NV) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME). The NURSE Act would give grants through from the Department of Education to increase the number of registered school nurses in Title I ...

It’s that time of the year, school is well underway, football season is upon us, pumpkin spice lattes are abundant, and the election is just a few weeks away. This is a perfect time to get to know your elected officials and candidates for office. It’s really easy because they want to get to know you ...

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November elections are approximately a month away and campaign season is in full swing, which means that your local and state candidates, as well as federal candidates, are campaigning for your vote. Candidates want to get to know you; they want to ask for your vote. Opportunities at many different venues ...

I’m sure you’ve heard that Congress passed and the President signed a landmark education bill called the Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA. What exactly does this mean for you? ESSA replaces the federally mandated, overly prescriptive Washington policies and allows states and localities ...

Election and Campaign Season Blog Post Election and Campaign Season – A Time to Get to Know your Public Servants Congress has officially returned home to campaign for the midterm elections. Further, state and local office holders, including representatives, senators ...

Many questions have arisen regarding how school nurses fit in with the Affordable Care Act and how school nurses can ensure inclusion. At the same time, legislation regarding epinephrine and other issues arise each year in state. Everyone is welcome to come to the roundtable discussions scheduled ...