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Enrichment

Investing in Children's After-School Hours

Elaine Weiss | Posted 10.29.2012 | Home
Read More: Afterschool, Broader Bolder Approach, Enrichment, Education, Extended Learning Time, After-School Programs, After School Education, After School Funding, Home News
Elaine Weiss

For some reason, too many budget-writers seem to see afterschool and summer learning programs as add-ons, something that's nice to have when we can afford them, but not something we can pay for when times are tight. They're exactly wrong.

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Washington and Tehran's Vicious Spin Cycle

Jamal Abdi | Posted 06.18.2012 | World
Read More: White House, Khamenei, Bibi Netanyahu, Washington Times, Washington, Tehran Research Reactor, Istanbul, Obama, Diplomacy, Lieberman, Iran, p5, Enrichment, Haaretz, Ahmadinejad, Tehran, The Atlantic, Baghdad, Robert Wright, World News
Jamal Abdi

If Iran and the U.S. are unable to build positive sum political space and the mutual spin becomes a vicious cycle, the negotiations could easily spin into failure.

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Bragging Rights: Earning Summer Credit for Enrichment

Meg Campbell | Posted 11.14.2011 | Home
Read More: Woods Hole, Summer Travel, Expedtionary Learning, Summer, Enrichment, Outward Bound, Extended Learning Time, Home News
Meg Campbell

Our Expeditionary Learning school has a unique graduation requirement: 2 summer credits earned in programs or work we approve. Affluent parents tak...

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Clinton, Gibbs on Iran Nukes -- Out of the Mouths of Babes

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hilary Clinton, Iran, Nuclear Program, Robert Gibbs, US Air Force, Enrichment, Nuclear Weapons, Rand Report, Irael, Politics News
Sharmine Narwani

So which is it? Is Iran working on a nuclear bomb, or not? Let's look at the evidence most recently cited by United States officials in their evaluation of the country's nuclear capabilities.

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Peaceful Revolution: Afterschool For All

Jodi Grant | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Education, Academic, Children, Kids, Economy, Safety, Afterschool, Food, Schools, Afterschool Programs, Barack Obama, Enrichment, Learning, Healthy Living News
Jodi Grant

The economic downturn is creating even greater demand for afterschool programs, as families struggle to keep their jobs, take on more hours, or afford basic necessities for their children.

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Reading Solana in Tehran

Trita Parsi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Uranium, Enrichment, Iran, Nuclear, US, War, Solana, Politics News
Trita Parsi

Tehran is either putting on a nicer face to win time or it has recognized the dangers of an Israeli attack and is showing greater flexibility as a direct result of the Jewish state's muscle flexing.

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