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Growing Up in America | From Classrooms to Clinics: What Texas Kids Need Now
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From budget cuts to baby shots—this week on Growing Up in America, we explore what Texas kids are up against and who's fighting for their future.
We kick off with Houston Chronicle’s Megan Menchaca, breaking down the looming HISD cuts and the latest on school vouchers and accountability ratings. Then Kim Kofron from CHILDREN AT RISK joins us to sound the alarm on Texas' deepening child care crisis—including a staggering loss of nearly 75,000 seats and the sharp drop in family care homes.
Our Data of the Day reveals a sugary truth about American diets, followed by a dose of public health with Dr. Gabby Segura on the rise in pertussis (whooping cough) and how vaccine hesitancy is fueling outbreaks. Finally, Trudy Taylor Smith from Children’s Defense Fund Texas walks us through how changes to the public charge rule could harm children’s access to health and education—and what advocates are doing about it.
Plus: a sweet and slang-filled Hip Speak segment with Rebecca George, and a fresh round of Fast Five Fun Questions to wrap things up.