The Huffington Post, March 8, 2016: New Bill Seeks To Get Low-Income Students The Health Care They Deserve
“A bill introduced in late February by Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) seeks to fill some of these health care holes. If passed, the NURSE Act would allow schools and state agencies to apply for federal grant funds that would cover 75 percent of the cost of hiring a full-time school nurse. The grants would target under-resourced and low-income schools.”