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Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Medicare, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011, Science
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The summertime child care blues
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.Kids and teenagers may be joyful when school gets out. But for their working parents, it's the start of a summer of stress. In a year of budget cuts, parents looking for affordable child care face bigger obstacles when finding someone to look after...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping, Finance, Lifestyle and Leisure, Child Care Services
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READER SUBMITTED: CRT Celebrates Head Start Year In Bushnell Park, March To Old State House
West HartfordMore than 1,000 preschool children and their families celebrated the successful end of the Head Start school year by partying with circus performers in Bushnell Park before marching toward the lawn side of the Old State House to watch Asian elephants have...Tags: Connecticut State Department of Education, Preschools, Entertainment Events, Circuses, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Kauai preschool's closure called 'lose-lose situation'
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserParents and teachers at Na Kama Pono are questioning the decision to temporarily close the Kauai laboratory preschool on June 1 as reaccreditation is pursued, saying it is unnecessary given that the current accreditation is valid through January. The...Tags: Education, Preschools, Schools, Colleges and Universities, Early Learning
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EPISD elections: Incumbents out, 2 races head to runoff
El Paso Times, TexasVoters decided it was time for the El Paso Independent School District to turn over a new leaf as they voted the incumbents out of office, a new representative in, and sent two other races to a runoff. Susie Byrd took the District 3 seat, ousting...Tags: Transportation, Elections, U.S. Department of Justice, Corporate Officers, Travel
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EDITORIAL: McDowell County has energetic helpers
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.In 2001, state officials took control of the McDowell County school system, which local officials had run into the ground despite receiving from state taxpayers more money per pupil than the national average. McDowell's school system included schools...Tags: Mining, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, American Federation of Teachers, Metal and Mineral
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EDITORIAL: Early return
The Akron Beacon JournalA hearing on Wednesday in the Ohio Senate Finance Education Subcommittee on early childhood education and the state budget was in equal parts encouraging and disturbing. The encouragement springs from what is known about childhood development and the...Tags: John Kasich, Economy, Business and Finance, Poverty, Education, Preschools
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New Hanover could see cuts in day care funding
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.An increase in New Hanover County funding for pre-kindergarten may not help as many children as county staff had hoped because of federal spending cuts. In early budget talks, county staff requested an increase of $635,000 in county funding for day...Tags: Social Services, Interior Policy, Early Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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New center systematic about child development
Dowagiac Daily News, Mich.Play groups help parents, grandparents and caregivers develop new relationships, gain new ideas and insight on parenting, learn new resources and be a role model for children. Play groups help children prepare for preschool through social stimulation,...Tags: Early Learning, United Way , Family
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Ex-teacher now works to feed hungry people
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another of the stories profiling the 10 YWCA of Alton's Women of Distinction Award recipients. This year's luncheon is at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Lewis and Clark Community College. ALTON -- Susan Delano's passion is...Tags: Racism, Christianity, The Salvation Army, Culture, Civil Rights
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Head Start providers will end services, close centers due to sequestration
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Northeast Pennsylvania's Head Start providers are poised to end services for more than 120 children, close at least three Head Start centers and cut their workforces in response to federal spending cuts. Head Start programs, which rely heavily on...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Scranton, New Milford, Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Sequester brings cuts to North Chattanooga Head Start program
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Several Latino mothers say their children were shy and did not speak before enrolling in the North Chattanooga Head Start/Early Head Start program. Now their children hold conversations in English and Spanish, know their ABC's and have become more...Tags: Health and Safety at School, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Schools, Unemployment Benefits, Barack Obama
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