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Imperial County preschool programs make do with less
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWith more than 20 years of providing child development services in the Valley, Campesinos Unidos was well aware of the need for such services in the community. But the ability to provide state-funded preschool education to low-income families became more...Tags: Personal Income, Finance, Schools, Education, Government
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Challenging young minds
Scientists have long known that the human mind develops most rapidly during the first five years of life, a point President Barack Obama underscored in his State of the Union address when he urged states to provide universal access to high-quality pre-...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Global Expansion, Barack Obama, Human Interest, Students
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Head Start: Assessing what can't be measured
Now that sequestration is upon us, our nation's leaders continue to debate which federal programs provide the best bang for the buck. When they ask how effective Head Start is, many legislators have cited the Head Start Impact Study. It concludes that...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Abusive Behavior, Teachers, Schools, Head Start
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Mary Louise Bennett, longtime educator
Mary Louise Bennett, a longtime Anne Arundel County educator who was a founding member of the Chesapeake Academy, died Sunday from complications of an infection at Genesis Health Care Facility in Severna Park, where she had lived for the past three years....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colon Cancer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Rockwood graduate looking to make difference with youth
Sunday EditorCheyann Trout, 18, said she knew what she was meant to do with her life when her sister came into the world. "I was an only child for 11 years," the Rockwood Area School District graduate said. "Then my dad and his (now ex-) girlfriend had my half-...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities
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BORN TO LEARN: New push for early education seen as key to solving larger problems
tkleffman@amnews.comAnna Houston was watching last month when President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address. She was pleasantly surprised when she heard the president say this: “In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children&...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Personal Income, Millennium Park, Conservation
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Somerset County church news for March 2
Middlecreek COB "What About Tomorrow?" is the title of the Rev. Linda Stoner's message Sunday at the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren. The Rev. John Stoner will serve as worship leader. The congregation is engaging in a six-week study of the best-...Tags: Christianity, Entertainment, Girl Scouts of the USA, Lent, Fiction
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Letters: Good parents, good students
Re “Report: Gaps in learning start early,” Feb. 26 What prevents children from becoming “throwaway kids”? Wait for it: “Responsible parents” from conception. Period. End of story. No studies necessary. Joel...Tags: Education
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Boaze to speak at Historical Society meeting
Living history interpreter Raleigh Boaze will speak to the Sharpsburg Historical Society at Sharpsburg Town Hall Tuesday, March 12. Boaze will appear in the persona of a backwoodsman dressed in period clothing and carrying the weapons and...
Tags: Sociology, Easter, Christianity, Sausages, Spaghetti
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Cat in the Hat visits preschool students at Hagerstown church
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe Cat in the Hat paid a visit to Spread Your Wings Learning Center Preschool students at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hagerstown on Wednesday but unlike the character in the book, left no mess to clean up. “She read a book to us,”...Tags: Authors, Dr. Seuss, Schools, Education, Preschools
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Can employers withhold paychecks?
Where does professionalism stand in a company? We, the employees of United Families Inc. in El Centro, have not received pay. Our payday was Feb. 20, and it is now Feb. 27, and our boss has not even bothered to send out a letter or give a call...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Schools, Education, Preschools
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State suspends license of day-care owner accused of molesting girls
L.A. NOWThe California Department of Social Services has temporarily suspended the license for a Boyle Heights day care whose owner has been charged with allegedly molesting three children....
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