Business
How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess
Posted on · Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.
Tag: shortage
Health & Science
Baby formula shortage is making low-income mothers struggle to pay for a product usually covered by the state
Posted on · The state’s poorest mothers are paying hundreds of dollars out of pocket when they find baby formula because they say they can’t risk waiting for the exact brand and size container covered by Texas’ Women, Infant and Children program.
Health & Science
Remedy To Texas Doctor Shortage Unlikely Anytime Soon, State Says
Posted on · Workforce deficits are worst in the psychiatric and obstetrics and gynecology specialties, with unmet demand in 2019 sitting at 32% and 21%, respectively.
Education News
Texas Schools Grapple With Teacher Shortage
Posted on · Critical shortage areas include bilingual education, math, science, career and technical education, and also special education
Houston Matters
Is There an Impending Teacher Shortage?
Posted on · So, what trends are we seeing in the teaching profession in Houston, and across Texas? Do we have the teachers we need, where we need them? Are enough staying on the job? Are they bouncing from one district to the next, one grade level or specialty to the next? Or are we seeing too many […]
Houston Matters
Foster Home Shortage in Houston
Posted on · According to the Childrenâs Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services, in its most recent report to Congress, on the last day of 2011, nationwide, an estimated 407,000 children were in foster care. That represented a four-year low. And yet, for the first time in four years, more children entered foster care over […]