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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online One hundred and fifty years ago, president Abraham Lincoln signed a law into place that transformed college education, but a new 21st century version would help ease student debt, and help colleges and universities deal with budget cuts. Amy Bix, Ph.D. said at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that a modern version of the Morrill Act is a tangible way to help reinvest in higher...
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has selected 40 undergraduate and graduate students living with cystic fibrosis (CF) to each receive a $2,500 CFCareForward Scholarship for use during the 2012-2013 academic year. Recipients were chosen based on their impressive academic merits, community involvement and creativity, and will now compete for two additional scholarships for a total award of $20,000 each - in honor of the 20(th) anniversary of the...
Family Entertainment Complex Continues to Grow and Offer New Services and Programs for the Local Community. Stockholm, NJ (PRWEB) August 09, 2012 Skylands Ice World, a 79,000 sq. foot ice skating and entertainment facility located in Stockholm, NJ, today announced it will open a day care and after-school center this fall offering dependable, high-quality childcare services to Pre-schoolers ages 2 ½ to Kindergarten as well as after-school care to school-age children, Kindergarten...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Times are tough. Job opportunities are low. Financial costs are high. While many adults must face the difficulties of the recession, the fallout of the recession has also affected children and young adults. A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that the well-being of U.S. children, particularly in their family life, education, and health, has been impacted. According to USA Today, the report compiled data from all of...
DULUTH, Ga., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), an IACET approved, nationally accredited, online child care and education training institution, is proud to announce that over $100,000 of in-kind credit has been provided for Head Start staff training. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111019/MM90221LOGO ) ChildCare Education Institute has served the Head Start community since CCEI's inception and continues to provide quality online...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Drastic cuts to California's early childhood education program proposed by Governor Brown will more than triple costs for low income families, depriving children of a vital first step that can make the difference between future success and failure. "This program serves the state's poorest families. A low income family with three children in the program pays a maximum of $250 to $300 under the current system. Those costs would triple to...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Caring Program board today announced SPARK, a new collaborative program that combines child care scholarships with quality assessments. The result: a better start for more of Michigan's youngest children. SPARK seeks to improve the quality of early childhood caregiving, provide early care and education scholarships and measure the results in two test counties, with the long-term goal of replicating this project in...
DULUTH, Ga., April 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), an online child care training provider dedicated exclusively to the early care and education workforce, offers new and existing users access to LIT100: Storytelling for Enrichment, Early Literacy, and Fun! at no cost during the Week of the Young Child (WOYC). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111019/MM90221LOGO ) The Week of the Young Child was introduced by the National Association for the...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rasmussen College is partnering with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for the 41st annual Week of the Young Child. Held from April 22 to 28, the Week of the Young Child will focus on bringing public awareness to the needs of young children and their families, and recognize early childhood education professionals, services and programs designed to meet their needs. Rasmussen College...
We know that children who attend formal preschool programs in industrialized nations benefit in many ways. But what about the impact of similar programs in developing countries? A new longitudinal study carried out in Cambodia has found that some types of preschool are better than others, but any type is better than none at all. The study was done by researchers at the University of Hong Kong, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Beijing Normal University, Cornell University, and California...
