Target Donation for Children’s Literacy Initiative
Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) kicks off work made possible by a $500,000 donation from Target, which will be used to expand CLI’s Model Classroom program in Chicago Public Schools and create an online professional development portal. This contribution is part…
Children’s Books Top the Holiday Buying Lists
The stores’ circulars are out and the commercials have definitely started. It’s the time of year when kids start their holiday gift lists and are sometimes more interested in the commercials rather than the television shows themselves. And, those who…
Conjoined Twins Separated; Returning Home
Formerly conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco will be returning to their home in San Jose, Calif. later this week, after a successful recovery from their separation surgery on Nov. 1, physicians at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital announced today, Nov….
How Educators Use Technology in the Classroom
During an award ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. This year’s winners were selected from more than 115 projects, narrowed from more than 200,000…
Books Donation for the Soar with Reading Program
The library donation initiative is a part of Soar with Reading, a joint project launched this summer by JetBlue and PBS KIDS. Soar with Reading aims to keep children reading throughout the summer, harnessing a combination of in-flight and online…
Families Urging to Invest in Young Children
Easter Seals has released a new report Our Nation’s Children at Risk: A State-by-State Report on Early Intervention during its 2011 International Convention currently being held in Washington, D.C. It was stated today, Nov. 8. In meetings with Members of…
Playgrounds for the Welfare of Poor Children
Rebuilding Together, a leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, is officially kicking off the annual NFL-sanctioned event, Kickoff to Rebuild, with a playground pre-build. With the help of local volunteers, sponsors and the NFL community, Kickoff to Rebuild occurs…
Celebs Star in Thanks and Giving Campaign
For 50 years, the entertainment industry has embraced the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. When Danny Thomas set out to build the hospital in 1962, some of the biggest stars of that era such as Frank Sinatra,…



















