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Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority During the Summer
A new Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) survey found that only 17% of parents believe that reading is a top summertime priority. Despite heavy evidence that suggests reading skills lapse during the summer months, over 60% of parents surveyed feel that their is no loss in these skills during the time their children are out of…
Read MoreNew Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has released a report detailing how tobacco companies are not only making cigarettes more addictive, but they’re finding new and creative ways to make them more attractive to children. The report, titled Designed for Addiction, details how tobacco companies purposely design cigarettes to make tobacco smoke smoother, less harsh and…
Read MoreJeff Bridges 30 Year Quest to End Hunger
Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges has spent over thirty years fighting hunger in our country. For the past four years he’s volunteered with Share Our Strength as the national spokesperson for the No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger in America and has been working tirelessly since to increase national awareness on this often…
Read MoreTMCF Collegiate Academy Opening in 2015
TMCF Collegiate Academies are a new national network of secondary schools. These ‘blended’ secondary schools will be located on or near the campuses of TMCF member-schools, and will deliver students a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, while also addressing 21st Century learning needs. Two additional components round out the program. The first establishes a professional pipeline…
Read MoreHow Companies Can Profit From Doing Good
By Robert Musslewhite The Dow is still up sharply over last year and unemployment levels have fallen. After weathering the recession, many large and mid-size companies are finding that business is good. But are businesses doing good? Thousands of companies are trying. They’ve launched corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, dispatching staff to do everything from…
Read MoreMaking a Tangible Impact on Places That Tell Our Nation’s History
As the nation’s leading voice of preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is focused on saving America’s historic places. From taking direct, on-the-ground action to preserve historic buildings, to advocating on Capitol Hill and in town halls nationwide, to working with individuals who are passionate about saving historic places, the National Trust for Historic…
Read More5 Ways Volunteering With Your Coworkers Will Make You Happier (And Help Your Career)
By Pamela Hawley Volunteering isn’t just a win-win for your company. By taking part in your company’s corporate social responsibility program, these volunteer activities can help you develop as an employee–and as a person. But it’s up to you to make it work to your benefit. By adapting a company’s sense of responsibility toward its…
Read MoreHow a Teacher’s Toughest Classroom Moment Led to His Most Rewarding Moment Later
Karega Bailey (D.C. Corps ’09) shares the story of his toughest moment in the classroom. The twist? His toughest moment later led to one of his most rewarding moments as a teacher. Never forgetting the message of giving in his community, Mr. Bailey has chosen to make education his career. After teaching 9th Grade Special…
Read MoreGetting Graphic When You Have Multiple Sclerosis
Sometimes when you try to communicate with others, your point may be misconstrued, or something may be lost in translation, or you feel that no matter what you are saying the other person just doesn’t “get it.” In my role here at MSAA, I have heard from many people who are frustrated or disappointed that…
Read MoreHow Child Abuse Primes the Brain for Future Mental Illness
By Maia Szalavitz Child maltreatment has been called the tobacco industry of mental health. Much the way smoking directly causes or triggers predispositions for physical disease, early abuse may contribute to virtually all types of mental illness. Now, in the largest study yet to use brain scans to show the effects of child abuse, researchers…
Read MoreParenting With a Disability
By Christinne Rudd Being a mom is a challenging role for anyone. Add having a disability to the mix and the adventure has just begun. Getting to know how your limitations are going to affect your ability to parent and finding out what’s available to help you get the job done combined are like solving…
Read MoreNavigating Financial Roadblocks When You Have Cancer
By Faviola Ramirez As a LIVESTRONG Navigator, I try to identify the needs of anyone affected by cancer and provide them with the best resources available. A client can contact us in person, online or over the phone for free counseling and assistance in a variety of areas, including emotional support, fertility preservation, health and wellness programs,…
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