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Saki Knafo

Gov. Bev Perdue's Budget Could Save Nation's Leading Early Childhood Programs, Advocates Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Education News, Smart Start, Early Child Development, Preschool, Gov Bev Perdue, Bev Perdue, Pre-Kindergarten Program, Child Poverty, Steve Barnett, North Carolina Pre-K, Early Childhood, Children and Poverty, More at Four, Thom Tillis, Early Childhood Education, Pre-K, North Carolina, Alexandra Sirota, Parents News

Children's advocates are applauding the latest state budget in North Carolina, hailing it as the latest victory in a long and drawn-out battle over th...

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Saki Knafo

Republican Lawmaker Claims There's No Extreme Poverty In North Carolina

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Smart Start, Extreme Poverty North Carolina, Gov Bev Perdue, Bev Perdue, Pre-Kindergarten Program, Child Poverty, North Carolina Pre-K, Children and Poverty, Early Childhood, More at Four, Extreme Poverty, Early Childhood Education, Pre-K, George Cleveland, North Carolina, Education News

There's no such thing as extreme poverty in North Carolina. At least that's what Rep. George Cleveland, a Republican in the state assembly, claimed Th...

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SmartStat App: Unlock, Warm Up Your Car With Your iPhone

WSJ | Andrew LaVallee | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the temperature drops, some cold-weather commuters are trying out an iPhone app that lets them climb in to an unlocked, pre-heated car. Directed...

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