Early Care & Education

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    • “For the first nine month of my son's life I was lucky to have my mother watch him. When my mother decided to go back to school I had to find daycare. My husband and I are both employed full time, but we can barely afford childcare and we do not qualify for any assistance.”

      —Sara

      Oregon

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      —Bree

      Washington

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    The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males: We All Should Pay Attention

    Posted August 22nd, 2010 by Homa Tavangar

    Forty-seven percent of Black American males graduate from high school in the U.S.  In other words, the majority of black boys are not graduating from high school in the United States of America. The 47% takes all states into account, from Maine, with a 98% graduation rate, to New York, with just 25% of black [...]

    To Ritalin or not to Ritalin

    Posted August 17th, 2010 by Joe Newman

    As a behavior specialist who as a child was medicated from 1970 to 1977 I’m often asked my opinion about Ritalin. Here’s my experience.

    Posted Under: E: Excellent Childcare

    Raising Healthy Eaters

    Posted August 2nd, 2010 by Joe Newman

    Sometimes the hardest part about getting your children to eat healthy food and fight child obesity is getting them to choose the healthy food option. Here’s the behavior methods that show you the way to guide them to healthy food choices

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