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Project Aims to Get Books to Children in Haiti

Buying a book for your kids could make all the difference in the world to a child in a completely different part of the world. That's the idea, anyway, behind a new project involving children's book publisher Kids Can Press and ONEXONE, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of children...

I'm Thankful for ... The Chance to Give Back

Dana Edmunds Wally "Famous" Amos is thankful for the work he's been able to do to end illiteracy. (Nov. 26) -- It has been said that "thank you" are two of the most powerful words in the English language. Another important word is gratitude. Both are very appropriate for me. I am eternally thankful and grateful...

Tea Party Candidate: Abolish All Public Schools

(Oct. 14) -- School's out ... forever? Tea Party candidate David Harmer, who is running as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 11th District, thinks the nation's public education system should more closely resemble the way it looked in 1825. In other words, Harmer would abolish public...

Opinion: This School Year, Read to a Child

(Aug. 30) -- Nearly 56 million students are heading off to approximately 99,000 public elementary and secondary schools, and before the school year is out, an estimated $49.7 billion will be spent related to their education. But how many of those children are reading at grade level? And how many of these children really...