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One in five kids – nearly 70 million Americans – have learning or thinking differences (LTDs), like ADHD or dyslexia. While LTDs are common among families, friends, neighbors and peers, new research from Understood.org, a guide and resource for people with LTDs, finds that there are still harmful stigmas...
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Reading is a foundation for learning, yet a vast gap exists in access to books for low-income neighborhoods. According to the Handbook of Literacy Research, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is just one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. Without books in the home, children...
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Family Features La lectura es una base para el aprendizaje, sin embargo, existe una gran brecha en el acceso a los libros para los barrios de bajos ingresos. Según el Handbook of Literacy Research, en los barrios de bajos ingresos, la proporción de libros por niño es solo un...
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Family Features Reading is a foundation for learning, yet a vast gap exists in access to books for low-income neighborhoods. According to the Handbook of Literacy Research, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is just one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. Without books in the...
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Los defensores LGBTQ se están enfocando en palabras de aliento para los jóvenes que son homosexuales, luego de la aprobación del proyecto de ley “Derechos de los padres en la educación” en Florida. Apodado el proyecto de ley “No digas gay” por los críticos, limitaría lo que se ensena sobre orientación...
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LGBTQ advocates are turning their focus to encouraging words for young people who are gay, following passage of Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, it would limit what is taught about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, and ban it “in...
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LOS ANGELES — Starting February 17, 2021 local governments and nonprofits across California have the opportunity to apply for grants from AARP, to fund projects that make their areas more livable. The fifth annual Community Challenge Grant is accepting applications now through April 14. Jenny Aleman-Zometa, program director for...
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LOS ANGELES — A partir de hoy, los gobiernos locales y las organizaciones sin fines de lucro de todo California tendrán la oportunidad de solicitar subsidios de AARP, para financiar proyectos que hagan que sus áreas sean más habitables. La quinta beca anual Community Challenge está aceptando solicitudes desde...
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FUNDS WILL PROVIDE FOOD BI-MONTHLY TO 18 TOTAL SITES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, AN EXTENSION OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION MODEL ALREADY USED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY The Sharks Foundation SAN JOSE – The Sharks Foundation (@SJSCommunity) and SAP (@SAP_BayArea) have partnered to provide a $500,000 grant to local non-profit organization...