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02/07/14
Spring is on its way! Not that you’d know from the temperatures outside, but really it is. Depending on your school schedule, spring can bring two important events together for parent advocates: congressional recess and spring break. District meetings are great because you can talk without...
Cynthia Changyit Levin's picture
02/07/14
The Health Insurance Marketplace is making it easier to find quality, affordable coverage. Millions of Americans are getting covered, many for the first time. More than 3 million have enrolled in private health insurance since October and 6.3 million were determined eligible for Medicaid or...
Nancy C. Lee's picture
02/07/14
Two months ago, I wrote a post called The Short Game: Taking the “Work” out of “Working Together" about a community event that included a congresswoman and about a dozen mothers and daughters. I described how the act of women gathering together, to support each other and enjoy themselves while also...
Shay Chan Hodges's picture
02/06/14
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be another candy-filled holiday. Share the love – without the sugar – and join us for a Twitter chat about healthy and fun celebration ideas that are just as sweet this Friday, February 7, 2014, at 1 p.m., EST /10 a.m PST! Join the #FoodFri Tweetchat with @MomsRising...
Migdalia Rivera's picture
02/06/14
a mater mea exclusive interview with Rhonda Ross My husband and I have been together for a long time, almost 20 years. For the first 10 of those, maybe longer, we tried unsuccessfully to conceive. I was in my 20s and everybody said, “Ah, you’re in your 20s, you’re fine! Just try harder!” Then by 30...
Anthonia Akitunde's picture
02/06/14
The Senate is scheduled to vote , once again, on an extension of unemployment benefits tomorrow. With each passing week that goes by where Congress takes no action it becomes increasingly critical that an extension get passed. Below you will find one mother's story about her experience with...
Elyssa Schmier's picture
02/06/14
As Congress and state legislatures got back to work in the new year, issues of incarcerating and shackling pregnant women surfaced on many of their agendas. Progress on Shackling Women in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) may soon get relief from shackling. In...
Rachel Roth's picture
02/05/14
What a difference a day makes! Tuesday, Jan. 28, was filled with joyful anticipation and dread as kids and parents in North Carolina prepared for the arrival of snow. Parents planned for daycare, food and stocked up on firewood and batteries, while children dreamed of snowmen, sledding and a...
Odile Fredericks's picture
02/05/14
To prepare for the big game this Sunday, some of America’s top athletes will run drills and watch film to anticipate the other team’s strategy—but even the best players cannot predict what might be their fiercest opposition. As former NFL defensive tackle Brandon Noble said , "The worst and most...
Gail Hansen's picture
02/05/14
In line at a popular burrito chain with my son, we watched as one employee made the order for the customer in front of us, took money, made change, and then returned to make my son’s burrito. In the same pair of plastic gloves. She quickly complied with my request for her to wear new gloves, unlike...
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