Dylan Scott

Recent Articles

• States Have Mixed Record Serving Homeless Youth
• Sep 6, 2012
• Some have expanded access to social services for homeless minors, but many still cycle them through the legal system.
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• Gallup: State, Local Governments Hiring Most Since Economic Collapse
• Sep 5, 2012
• For the first time since the start of the economic downturn, state and local governments created more jobs than they lost last month.

• Health Exchange Navigators Still an Unknown for Most States
• Sep 5, 2012
• As exchange planning winds down, states still have to figure out contracts and funding for these public outreach entities.
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• Emanuel to Leave DNC Early as Teacher Strike Looms
• Sep 4, 2012
• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is dramatically cutting back his time at the Demoncratic National Convention, as the city's teachers prepare for a walkout in the first weeks of school, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

• Senior Job Training: Growing Need, Shrinking Budgets
• Aug 31, 2012
• As Americans work longer, state and local officials worry a senior job training program doesn’t have the funding to meet its demand.

• Immigrant-Friendly Cities Want What Arizona Doesn’t
• Aug 31, 2012
• In contrast to some states’ anti-immigration policies, a few cities are actively trying to attract immigrants to boost their own economies.
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• Texas Confronts Human Trafficking With Its Own Policies
• Aug 31, 2012
• The Lone Star state is one of many trying to combat human trafficking and help its victims with state programs.
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• San Antonio Mayor Echoes Obama's Education Goals
• Aug 31, 2012
• Julian Castro, who gave the keynote speech at the Democratic convention Tuesday, is working to expand pre-K access to all.

• States Test Ways to Keep Employee Health Costs Down
• Aug 29, 2012
• States are trying a variety of reforms, most of which give public workers financial incentives to be healthy.
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• More Low-Income Children Insured Because of State Programs
• Aug 29, 2012
• Increased Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage has led to a drop in the number of low-income who are uninsured, despite an increase in child poverty, according to a report released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• States Fail to Set Up Medicaid Verification for Long-Term Care
• Aug 28, 2012
• States are behind in implementing a federal law that requires electronic verification for Medicaid long-term care patients.

• Biggest Problem for Public Education? Lack of Funding, Poll Says
• Aug 23, 2012
• Americans believe a lack of financial support is the biggest problem currently facing public schools, according to the 44th annual Phil Delta Kappa International/Gallup poll of public attitudes toward public schools released Wednesday, but they also say that balancing the federal budget is more important than improving the quality of education.
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• GAO: States Spending More on Medicaid Supplemental Payments
• Aug 21, 2012
• Payments increased from 2006 to 2010, but the exact number remains unknown.

• Gallup: Americans Ambivalent Toward No Child Left Behind
• Aug 20, 2012
• A plurality of Americans don't think No Child Left Behind, the most comprehensive education legislation passed in decades, has had much effect on public education, according to a new Gallup poll. But among those who do have an opinion, more believe that it has made public education worse.

• Report: Third-Grade Remediation Could Benefit Students
• Aug 16, 2012
• As new laws require third graders to pass reading before moving up, research suggests it may improve performance.
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