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A bill that is now part of the North Carolina state budget will allow teachers to renew their license at their full salary level even if they do not...

A study of teacher licensing in Texas since the 2001 introduction of lower requirements for alternative licensing programs reveals reduced wages for...

Recent research in Australia reveals several benefits of rural healthcare placements for students. The research found a link between rural placement...

The Illinois House Health Care Licensing Committee is looking at ways to address licensing delays at the Department of Financial and Professional...

Per reform of the Medical Certificates for Employee Absence Act, social workers in Nova Scotia may now issues employee sick notes, along with...

Australia's recent Intergenerational Report predicts that spending on healthcare will increase from 4.2% of GDP to 6.2% in the next 40 years. The...

The National Immigration Law Center has released a report detailing policy interventions that Congress and federal agencies can take to address...

Two years after a new law and after pressure from New Hampshire's governor, the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice has now approved draft...

New Mexico has created a Rural Health Care Delivery Fund, allowing qualified Medicaid healthcare providers to apply for funding to help defray...

The scope of practice for pharmacists in West Australia has been expanded to include prescribing antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract...

A new report by the March of Dimes reveals that 36% of US counties are "maternity care deserts," lacking in obstetric providers, hospitals, or birth...

Legislation under consideration in North Carolina could bring several changes to dental licensing. The bill would allow issuance of a dental...