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From: Cstar1
11/4/17
Rewire on Twitter
"Fetal death rates jumped by 58 percent in Flint after April 2014 https://t.co/GkSpuqGiR2 #FlintWaterCrisis"
Read more from TwitterFrom: Kid (Kidmagnet)
2/26/18
A year in the life of citizens of Flint, MI.
From: Kid (Kidmagnet)
2/26/18
Is Flint's Water Crisis Leading to Lower Test Scores?
Barely one in 10 students scored proficient on recent state reading exams.
Read more from www.governing.comFrom: Kid (Kidmagnet)
2/27/18
The article gives more info than that though. Lead levels in children have dropped over the last twenty years and
"he says that shifts in how the state measures educational assessment -- and a district that has struggled for decades -- are both significant factors in the recent test scores."
The district needs help regardless, but knowing your child's lead levels are lower than your own may have been at that age is probably something of a relief.
From: Kid (Kidmagnet)
7/6/18
Two-location water drive planned in Flint
The water drives are located at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church and Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice.
Read more from MLive.comFrom: Kid (Kidmagnet)
7/6/18
Rep. tells Congress that man died after exposure to Flint water
After the city of Flint changed its water source from Detroit's water system to Flint River in 2014 to cut costs, Joseph began to develop rashes and bacteria that ate away at his flesh, forcing him to tape his skin together on his face and on his back with Band-Aids.
Read more from MLive.com