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Senate Sends Sweeping Early Childhood and Student Mental Health Bill To House

Raises for early childhood educators, grants to expand school-based health centers, and scholarships to boost the recruitment of minority teachers were among the policies included in a multifaceted bill passed Thursday by the state Senate.  Lawmakers passed the bill, designated Senate Bill 1, in a 33 to 2 afternoon vote, sending it to the House. […]