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Smartest 2-Year-Old Ever!

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This little darling is not only smart, she’s politically savvy and well rounded. She can answer questions not only about who holds the nation’s highest offices but what wrestler Ric Flair says. In addition to being up on pop culture, she…
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Memorial Day: What It Means

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Since it was first declared a national holiday on May 5, 1868, Memorial Day has come to mean many things for Americans—a three-day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, a trip to the beach, picnics, barbecues, and fireworks. Most important,…
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How Play Can Combat Bullying & Improve Learning

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Researchers have found that investing in recess and organized play can prevent bullying, improve students’ behavior at recess and readiness for class, and provide more time for teaching and learning. Playworks, a national nonprofit that…
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High School Graduation: How Much Has Changed in 25 Years?

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High School seniors across the country are poised to make their first big leap into adulthood—graduation. Graduating from high school is an almost mythic milestone for most teens: the ceremony, the celebrations, embarking on their last carefree…
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Obama, Equality, and Two Gay Moms From Barnard

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This morning as we scrambled to get Luna off to school, there came a moment when the timeline of my life leapt into fast forward. I was carrying around an iPad turned to CNN, checking in to see what news awaited me at work, while Luna danced…
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Prom Dresses For Free

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Maria Ocegueda is going through a rack of dresses trying to find the perfect prom dress.  Maria and other girls from Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, Texas, are looking for their dresses at a church fellowship hall. That’s where Cindy…
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How to Protect Your Kids From Peer Pressure

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You’ve seen it before: the midriff of a 13-year-old girl who is also wearing shorts so short they are more like a bikini bottom. And you’ve heard the stories of teens getting drunk during unsupervised house parties or worse, getting…
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Helping Your Kids Live Their Own Dreams

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There were two dreams I had when I was 14 and about to enter high school. One was to go to a certain elite private prep school in my hometown. The other was to be a cheerleader. I applied to the prep school, and was rejected. Then I…
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5 Little-Known Facts About Cinco de Mayo

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Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and surprisingly, most Americans—and many Mexican Americans—do not realize the importance of this event, which many of us celebrate each year on the 5th of May. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco…