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Here’s the last time school choice came up in a general election debate
The general election debates of 2016 have passed. And the issue of school choice got no mention and education hardly came up at all.
Melbourne chiropractor Adrian Oorloff plotted to have his…
The Bella of the Ball! Michelle Obama pulls out all the stops for Barack's last state dinner as she welcomes a VERY impressed Italian prime minister in a stunning custom-made Versace gown Senior Democratic strategist resigns after video surfaces showing his staff planning to incite violence at Trump rallies and discussing paying mentally ill-people to disrupt GOP events Samsung customers propose class action lawsuit against company for 'charging them monthly fees after they were told not to use exploding Galaxy Note 7s' Are you making your children fat? From cultivating an adult palate to giving them snacks BEFORE they're hungry, experts reveal the best ways to keep your kids healthy Iran sentences Iranian-American businessman and his ailing father to 10 years in prison for 'spying for the United States' 'Jackie' says University of Virginia dean did 'everything right' when she reported ... (more)
Gun-toting Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie shoots back at Tony…
The Bella of the Ball! Michelle Obama pulls out all the stops for Barack's last state dinner as she welcomes a VERY impressed Italian prime minister in a stunning custom-made Versace gown Senior Democratic strategist resigns after video surfaces showing his staff planning to incite violence at Trump rallies and discussing paying mentally ill-people to disrupt GOP events Samsung customers propose class action lawsuit against company for 'charging them monthly fees after they were told not to use exploding Galaxy Note 7s' Are you making your children fat? From cultivating an adult palate to giving them snacks BEFORE they're hungry, experts reveal the best ways to keep your kids healthy Iran sentences Iranian-American businessman and his ailing father to 10 years in prison for 'spying for the United States' 'Jackie' says University of Virginia dean did 'everything right' when she reported ... (more)
Sixteen Year-Olds Are Smart. Let Them Vote
New York City, New York, USA - March 9, 2016: Group of students and tourist enjoying a warm spring day at the Highline Park in New York City. This park is elevated and runs along Manhattan's west side from 34th st to Gansevort St. This election day, if voters approve Proposition F, San Francisco will become the largest American city to lower the voting age to sixteen for local elections.
This Trio of Solutions Could Fix Social Security
Social Security is arguably the most important social program for seniors. Without the monthly income that the program provides, many retirees could struggle to make ends meet.
Clinton Vs. Trump on Child Tax Credits: Top Issue for Gen X Parents
The two main candidates for president of the U.S. - Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, and Republican challenger billionaire Donald Trump - are chasing after the votes of the younger generation. Each one wants to improve the tax benefits available to parents on the tax returns, but in different ways.
Advice for parents on body image amid many 2016 campaign insults
Even if your daughters don't pay much attention to politics, they'd be hard-pressed to have missed Donald Trump's attack of a former Miss Universe's weight or comments about a 400-pound hacker.
Clinton proposes tax relief for families with young kids
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio today. DES MOINES, Iowa Continuing her policy focus on children and families, Hillary Clinton is pledging more tax relief for families with young kids.
Parents’ problem: Watch debate with kids, risk awkward talk
Elliot Fladen of Denver, Colo., watches the presidential debate with his daughters Dagny, 5, and Areli, 2. Parents watching the prime time presidential debate with their children Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, faced a dilemma: Let their kids witness political history, or send them to bed early to avoid awkward conversations? When CNN's Anderson Cooper asked GOP nominee Donald Trump about his 2005 vulgar comments about women, Fladen quickly checked to make sure Dagny's earbuds were in.
Voters call debate ‘cringe worthy,’ some won’t cast ballot
Andy Fox, 24, of Lansing, Mich., poses for a photo after watching parts of the second presidential debate while working as a server on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at the Lansing Brewing Co. in Lansing.
Salaries, support show divide between CPS, other Illinois school districts
CTU members, students and supporters listen to speakers as they participate in a "walk-in" at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep in Chicago on Oct. 6, 2016. CTU members, students and supporters listen to speakers as they participate in a "walk-in" at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep in Chicago on Oct. 6, 2016.
Presidential Proclamation — International Day of the Girl, 2016
No matter where she lives, every girl on this planet deserves the chance to learn and grow, to develop her mind and her talents, and to live a life of her own choosing. Although we have made life significantly better for our daughters than it was for our mothers and grandmothers, in too many parts of the world, girls are still undervalued, disrespected, abused, and prevented from contributing to society.
Presidential Proclamation — National School Lunch Week, 2016
Seventy years ago, President Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch Act, declaring "Nothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children, and proper nourishment comes first in attaining this welfare." This Act created the National School Lunch Program and provided lunch to 7 million children in its first year -- today, more than 30 million children depend on it each day.
Advice for parents on body image amid 2016 campaign insults
Even if your daughters don't pay much attention to politics, they'd be hard-pressed to have missed Donald Trump's attack of a former Miss Universe's weight or comments about a 400-pound hacker. It resonated with a 15-year-old who said this week the words damage girls' body image and asked Hillary Clinton how to help.
Chuck E. Cheese’s
A customer captured this video of a fight involving several adults at a Miami Chuck E. Cheese Oct. 1. But the family-friendly chain might want to add an important disclaimer: Kids can't be kids when adults are racking up assault charges. It may sound absurd, but that's exactly what has been happening in recent years amid a wave of violent fights between adults at Chuck E. Cheese's in cities across the country.
‘Feeling down won’t make my arm grow back’: Stuntwoman who lost a…
Trump 'may not have paid taxes for almost two DECADES': Leaked return reveals he declared a loss of almost $1BILLION in 1995, making him eligible for a loophole to avoid income tax for 18 years Mommy blogger who killed her son with a lethal dose of salt caused three of her friends' kids to become seriously ill before she became a mom, new book claims NJ Transit 'violated dozens of safety policies' according to a federal audit just months before train crash killed one and injured more than 100 others in Hoboken Two men wanted by the FBI after taking pressure cooker bomb out of a bag in New York City are identified as EgyptAir security employees who are still working for the company Gorgeous Prince George steals the show as Kate, Wills and the children wave a fond farewell to Canada after an action-packed eight-day Royal visit The fur flies after Kate and William wear traditional scarves ... (more)
Clinton’s ‘superpredators’ comment most damaging by either candidate
When I was 10, a black man came to my town and taught us white kids how to dance and play sports. Seriously.
Salvey: I am voting for Donald Trump and you should consider doing so also
Savley, a former New Yorker, has lived in Roanoke for 24 years. He is an electrical engineer by training and a global semiconductor marketing executive by career choice.
From the CIA to the GFE
The United States needs to shift its spending from war to education, from CIA-backed regime change to a new Global Fund for Education . With hundreds of millions of children around the world not in school, or in schools with under-qualified teachers, a lack of computers, large class sizes, and no electricity, many parts of the world are headed for massive instability, joblessness, and poverty.