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The Workers Who Care for Us Can’t Afford to Get By

His professional life chose him. At first, Julio Godinez said, the move was obvious. His parents, living in his hometown of Hanford, California, were getting to the point where they both needed regular care, particularly his mother, who was battling cancer. Godinez, who’d been working at a nearby car dealership, was the person best suited to provide it. That was almost 20 years ago. Godinez’s mother died in 2011. By the time his father…

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Professor: Wealth disparities lead to health disparities

A professor who for decades has studied linkages between socioeconomic status, access to medical care and health outcomes says the widening gap between rich and poor may be increasing health inequities, despite efforts to reduce them. Bruce Link, a professor of public policy and sociology…

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The Trump administration plans to roll back federal regulations for Head Start. Here is what it could mean for California’s San Joaquin Valley

When James Osborne became a foster parent three years ago, he enrolled his son in Head Start, the federally funded early childhood education program. The Angela Martinez Child Development Center in Bakersfield, California, provided childcare while Osborne was at work, and helped the toddler with…

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