Articles tagged as: pandemic
September 12, 2024
Pandemic school funding to sunset as Indiana asks for spending extension
Indiana could get some more time to close out ESSER-funded projects. Schools can apply for an extension that would push the deadline from January to March 2026.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2024
Indiana’s childhood vaccination rates aren’t high enough to be protective, experts warn
Vaccination rates for Indiana toddlers have fallen since before the pandemic.
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2024
Medicaid unwinding is causing people with disabilities to lose coverage with devastating consequences
Some people with disabilities are caught up in the Medicaid unwinding process and losing their coverage despite their best efforts.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2023
Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows
The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and the child poverty rate has more than doubled, according to U.S. Census Bureau's annual data on poverty, income and health insurance released Tuesday.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2022
Report shows a widening misalignment between job growth and educational attainment in Indiana post-pandemic
A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy takes a deeper look at the job market and postsecondary education following the pandemic.
Read MoreApril 5, 2022
2022 ILEARN gives administrators another chance to track pandemic impact on schooling
Teachers, students and administrators have dealt with a lot the past two years, and many are looking to the end of school with the hope of having a “normal” year this fall. But before that, the annual ILEARN exams begin this month.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2022
Riley Children’s Hospital is treating record numbers of COVID patients
At a news conference on Tuesday, Riley Children’s Health chief medical officer Dr. Elaine Cox said about four times as many children are being admitted to Riley Hospital now than at any other point in the pandemic.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2022
Insurance executive says death rates among working-age people up 40 percent
As COVID-19 deaths approach 19,000 in Indiana, the insurance industry has been processing claims at a record rate. Nationally, more than 824,000 people have died from the virus.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2022
Coronavirus: State reports 12,000+ cases in one day, Holcomb 'blindsided' by Rokita comments
Indiana reports more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. State health officials raise the alarm about Indiana’s overwhelmed hospitals. And Gov. Eric Holcomb said he was “stunned” by Attorney General Todd Rokita’s comments saying he “doesn’t believe any numbers any more.”
Read MoreOctober 18, 2021
Marion County offers at home COVID test kits for residents in select zip codes
Marion County Public Health Department Director Dr. Virginia Caine said the goal is to reduce the spread of COVID.
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