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Early Care & Education
Wolfgang, Ben. "States' funding for pre-K taking hit," The Washington Times, 4/26/11.
"Preschool programs have become the victims of budget shortfalls across the nation, and the Obama administration's education point man said Monday he fears it's only going to get worse for the 1.3 million youngsters who benefit from them." Read the full article
Moran, Melanie. "Tennessee Pre-K Students See 82 Percent Gain Over Peers," 2/24/11.
"Children who attended state-funded prekindergarten classes gained an average of 82 percent more on early literacy and math skills than comparable children who did not attend, researchers from the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University have found." Read the full article Â
Children's Health
Health Plan of Michigan. "Michigan Children Have a Champion in Their Corner," Kansas City Star, 10/15/10.
"Detroit-based Health Plan of Michigan (HPM) took the vital first step to initiate reimbursement for children to attend a structured group program addressing Childhood Obesity. Fit Kids 360... is now in its 7th year of providing these services. The program involves a 7 week, 2-hour - one day a week session which incorporates evidenced based strategies to address Behavior Modification, Nutrition, and Exercise in a fun and interactive setting." Read the full article>>
Out-of-School Time
Roberton, Joe. "Lights On Afterschool events promote safe environments for children," Kansas City Star, 10/19/10.
"The national Lights On day not only recognizes the greater role schools have come to play, but rallies people to support what schools... still want to become... The mission is to get communities to see the potential value in their neighborhood schools beyond 3:30 p.m., and create a communal nest to help families and bring people together." Read the full article>>
Safety and Security
Crary, David. "Report: Many Adoptive Families Need More Support," Kansas City Star, 10/20/10.Â
"Bluntly acknowledging the challenges faced by many adoptive families, a coalition of child welfare and adoption groups is appealing for a national reappraisal of how best to provide sustained, effective support and keep grim outcomes to a minimum." Read the full article>>
