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Some Indiana schools cut hours of part-time workers to avoid federal health care requirements

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 10:14am
Schools across Indiana are cutting back the hours of teacher assistants, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other aides to avoid having to offer them health insurance under the federal health-care employer mandate that begins next year.

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IndyStar.com

Pennsylvania schools factoring Obamacare into their budgets

Submitted by Matt Zalaznick on Mon, 06/03/2013 - 3:25pm
The early results look rather like the pre-Obamacare days: Premiums are continuing to rise and employees will be asked to shoulder more of the burden. But fundamental changes are beginning to appear.

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The Morning Call

Walking Buses Gain Speed

News Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, June 2013
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Tenn. Lawmakers Could Require EpiPens in Schools

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 7:38pm

Kendra Tiedemann's 8-year-old son has been carrying an epinephrine injector with him since he was 3. But the Franklin mother says not all children may have the so-called EpiPen, a device designed to quickly treat serious allergic reactions.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Grand Rapids Public Schools Will Hold Employee Health Insurance Policy, Possibly Saving $1M

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 3:11pm
Grand Rapids Public Schools will hold the policy for its employee health insurance coverage in a move district leaders say will save the district more than $1 million and allow it to solicit better bids from competing insurance companies.

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MLive.com

Iowa 1st Graders Use Yoga to Get Calm, Focus

Submitted by klacey on Sun, 01/27/2013 - 3:48pm
Research shows that yoga can help young children learn skills such as focus, relaxation and self-control.

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Quad-City Times

Healthy Lunch Backlash

News Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Dec 2012
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Should Schools Close During Bad Flu Outbreaks?

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 11:50am

A new U.S. government study suggests that during a serious flu epidemic, closing schools can keep people - especially kids - out of the ER.

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Reuters

Maine School Insurance Data Lawsuit Dropped

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 5:17pm

The Maine Education Association has dropped its lawsuit targeting a law requiring insurers, health maintenance organizations and other medical service organizations to provide information concerning a school unit’s insurance claims history.

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The Boston Globe

NYC Schools Give Out Morning-After Pills to Students — Without Telling Parents

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 7:19pm

The Department of Education is giving morning-after pills and other birth-control drugs to students at 13 New York high schools, The Post has learned.

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