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09/18/15

Damien Durr is a brilliant young man who grew up in Ohio in a family of teachers where education was always stressed. No one—including Damien—ever thought he wouldn’t finish high school. When his father, grandfather and aunt all died within a short time of each other as he was starting high school...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Tweetchat

Food!

09/17/15

Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the September 18, 2015 #FoodFri STORIFY - a curated list of said chat's tweets compiled into a story format, to learn more about the topic, review chat resources and engage with chat panelist(s) and participants . Wrap your brain around...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

09/16/15

As school starts, so will the barrage of marketing and advertising targeting students. Brand logos, spokes-characters and product names are all over schools. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found them on signs, posters, and scoreboards; vending machines; curricula, textbooks, and...

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Alex Molnar

Gun Safety

09/15/15

Like creepy crawly critters that sneak into your house when you’re not looking, the NRA is bringing the proposed “campus carry” bill back to Florida. Remember how, this spring, we organized and succeeded in blocking the gun lobby’s attempt to pass state bills that would have made it legal for...

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Sili Recio

Childcare & Early Education

09/15/15

The marbled halls of Congress see a lot of lobbyists in pin stripes. You know what they haven’t seen? A giant family relay race packed with kids and aimed straight for the Capitol, all to support affordable, high quality early learning and childcare! Will you help fill the U.S. Capitol with moms...

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Lauren Hipp

Media Library

09/14/15

Will the real Stephen Colbert please stand up?

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GenderAvenger

Take Action!

MomsVote

09/14/15

True confession: I did more than a couple of double takes at the TV during the last Presidential debate: Could the moderators really be asking THAT!? Why aren't they asking about the high cost of childcare? Can we please talk about paying women the same as men for the same work?! *We can change...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Food!

09/14/15

Editor's Note: To help MomsRising.org protect the food assistance program, or "SNAP", please take action here . Thank you! -Elisa Over the past few years, budget cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have hurt million of families and children across the nation. 48 million...

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Clarissa LT

Families & The Federal Budget

09/12/15

Here’s one way the President and Congress can show their support for the millions of Americans working for relatively low wages: save key provisions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) scheduled to expire at the end of 2017. The expected push this fall to permanently...

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Chuck Marr

Tweetchat

Food!

09/11/15

The back to school season is in full swing! Children and teens are settling into their schedules. Bedtimes are being set and new routines are developing. Little by little, through trial and error, busy parents and students are discovering their new normal. This week's #FoodFri chat is devoted to...

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Migdalia Rivera