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Study Finds Reading to Children of All Ages Grooms Them to Read More on Their Own

January 13, 2015

Cue the hand-wringing about digital distraction: Fewer children are reading books frequently for fun, according to a new report released Thursday by Scholastic, the children’s book publisher.…

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Study Shows Misuse of Prescribed Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

January 13, 2015

Just like a diligent scout, a food allergy family’s motto is to “be prepared.” What happens, though, if you have what you need, but don’t…

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A Wider Circle Founder, Mark Bergel, Named a Washingtonian of the Year

January 9, 2015

A Wider Circle founder and Executive Director, Mark Bergel, has been named a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine. After Bergel got his PhD…

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Teach For America could miss recruitment mark by more than 25 percent

December 19, 2014

By Valerie Strauss Growing criticism about Teach For America (TFA) and a polarized education reform debate is affecting recruitment of new corps members and the organization…

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Our Teacher Diversity Problem Is Not Just About Recruitment. It’s About Retention.

December 19, 2014

By Alexandria Neason As a fifth-grade student in Clarksville, Tennessee, a small city near Nashville, I constantly got in trouble. Just about every day, I came…

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Kortney Gains Back Independence Thanks to Canine Partners for Life

December 16, 2014

After several failed medicines, the doctors decided that Kortney had intractable epilepsy, meaning that the cause is unknown and it is uncontrollable with medicine. For her…

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Adds Fourteen Names to the Wall in 2014

December 16, 2014

Thanks to supporters of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), 14 American servicemen had their names engraved on the black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 2014,…

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Holiday Cooking & Food Allergies

December 16, 2014

Holiday cooking and baking can be a hectic activity, as well as confusing! So when in doubt, and as family and friends fill your home…

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How Spoons Across America is Influencing Eating Habits of Children and Families

December 15, 2014

Our programs educate children and families about healthy eating In 2014, Spoons Across America reached over 5,000 children through our food and nutrition-based educational programs.…

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Our Post-9/11 Vets: Primed for Greatness

December 12, 2014

I am always touched when I see a military officer recognize the very real challenges that veterans face when they come home. So, when I…

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Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for the Second Quarter of the 2014-2015 School Year

December 9, 2014

[NEW YORK, NY] – Thanks to the generosity of our corporate and foundation grantors, funding for the second quarter of Junior Achievement of New York’s…

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Ed & Alepo: The Road to Independence

December 9, 2014

By Ed C. I am 57 years old, and for the first 30 years of my life I was a healthy person, with a very…

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