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New PBS Kids(R) Show 'WordWorld(TM)' Brings Words to Life and Makes Learning to Read Fun (Popularity:  )
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To kick off National Literacy Month, preschoolers can step into a world where words truly are the stars of the show. "WordWorld," debuting today on PBS KIDS(R) (check local listings), is a 3-D animated series funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, which encourages three- to five-year-old children to become friends with words. The show makes preparing to read so much fun that kids will laugh out loud ...
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StudySmart is Fastest Growing Tutoring Company on Inc. 5,000 (Popularity: )
http://www.estudysmart.com
StudySmart (http://www.estudysmart.com), a national leader in personalized one-on-one tutoring and test preparation is the highest ranking K-12 tutoring company on Inc. magazine and Inc.com's list of the nation's 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. The list ranks companies according to percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. Among all companies on the Inc. 5,000, StudySmart is in the top 2,000, ranking 1,911 on the list. Inc.com also ranks top companies by ...
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AT&T Wins Multimillion Dollar Networking Contract From Learning Care Group (Popularity: )
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced a three-year multimillion dollar networking contract with Learning Care Group, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of child care and preschool educational services. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will expand its current wide area network (WAN) services to integrate 700 additional sites into Learning Care Group's network. The 700 new sites will include 650 locations for its subsidiaries, La Petite Academy ...
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Confront Teasing as School Year Starts (Popularity: )
http://www.stutteringhelp.org
The teasing that hurts all children is doubly hurtful to those who stutter. Teachers can help by addressing both teasing and stuttering at the beginning of the school year following expert advice in a new brochure published by the Stuttering Foundation. In addition to tips on handling teasing, the brochure provides guidance on how to deal with reading aloud, calling on the child, and other questions teachers routinely have when ...
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Boys Town Alumni Kick Off 90th Anniversary With Presentation of Iconic Father Flanagan Image (Popularity: )
http://www.girlsandboystown.org
Alumni kicked off the world-famous Girls and Boys Town's 90th Anniversary celebration today by presenting a commissioned portrait of their iconic founder, Father Edward J. Flanagan to today's children and the world-famous home for at-risk youth. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070728/LASA001 ) Accepting the 24-inch by 20-inch graphite on paper portrait of Father Flanagan on behalf of the 47,000 children helped annually by the organization was youth Mayor Jordan Ridder of Neligh, Neb., ...
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Gene Discovered for Type 1 Diabetes in Children (Popularity: )
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Pediatrics researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and McGill University in Montreal have identified a gene variant that raises a child's risk for type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes. As investigators continue to pinpoint genes contributing to diabetes, they have their eyes on providing a scientific basis for designing better treatments and preventive measures for the disease. The research adds a new gene and new knowledge to the ...
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Junior Blind of America's Summer Festival Inspires Learning Through Experience (Popularity: )
http://www.juniorblind.org
Junior Blind of America today hosted its annual Camp Bloomfield Summer Festival, which featured a variety of fun and interactive activities intended to educate, enhance awareness and increase sensitivity toward those who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled blind. The event was held at Camp Bloomfield, Junior Blind of America's unique 40-acre residential camp in the hills of Malibu, California that provides life-changing recreational experiences for campers of all ages ...
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Hollywood Video Launches In-Store Fundraising Campaign for Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation (Popularity: )
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Hollywood Video, a division of Movie Gallery, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVI) announced that July 1 through July 23, the chain will conduct an in-store fundraiser benefiting long-time partner Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. While shopping for their favorite movies or video games, guests may make a tax deductible donation of $1 or more to Starlight Starbright. All proceeds from the "Star" campaign will be used to help seriously ill children and their ...
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NEWSWEEK: Angelina Jolie on 'A Mighty Heart': 'People Advised Me That This Movie was Politically Dangerous' (Popularity: )
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While shooting a scene for "A Mighty Heart" in Mumbai, India, two of Angelina Jolie's bodyguards were arrested after a scuffle at a Muslim school, and Newsweek was there, alongside Jolie, as the events unfolded. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070616/CLSA011 ) Last November, while Jolie was shooting a scene at a Muslim school in Mumbai, India, actors for the movie, dressed in Pakistani police uniforms and holding AK-47s, stood in the courtyard while ...
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'My Child Matters' Program One-Year Report Shows Measurable Improvement in Cancer Care for Children in Developing and Newly Industrialized Countries (Popularity: )
http://www.sanofi-aventis.us
According to a report released today at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the My Child Matters program launched by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and sanofi-aventis is significantly improving pediatric cancer care in developing countries. While in industrialized countries nearly 80% of children treated for cancer will survive, this survival rate drops to 20% and even 10% in developing countries where access ...
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