Books from Birth -- Governor's Foundation, A Partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
This program provides a new, age-appropriate, hardcover book every month to children from birth to age five--at no cost to the family, regardless of income!
Bullying...what is it? -- A lot of young people have a good idea of what bullying is because they see it every day! Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself. Usually, bullying happens over and over, but it doesn't have to. Find out what you can do to make it stop.
College Prep Publications -- If college is right around the corner, check out these publications to make sure you do not miss an important step. Yes, you can ease into college knowing you’ve done everything to start on the right foot!
College Preparation Checklist
Do You Need Money For College?
Connect for Kids -- Adults can make their communities better places for families and children. Check this alternative news source on critical issues for children and families that focuses on solutions.
History Matters -- History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history for high school and college teachers and students.
Know about child care -- View ratings that evaluate facilities based on low child-adult ratios, teacher credentials, curriculum, group size, safety and richness of the environment. You'll also find info for families on reading, child development and more.
National Sleep Foundation -- The National Sleep Foundation offers "red flags" to help determine if your child is getting enough sleep as well as some priorities for helping "prioritize sleep" for all the members of your family.
Real Education Solutions -- On this site you can find positive education reforms, and information about "gimmicks" that are detrimental rather than helpful to public schools.
Reading Answers -- This information website features free resources for parents and teachers who help children learn to read. Included are 126 Gifted and Talented projects, adapted Shakespeare scripts for children, writing ideas, vocabulary lists, strategies for parents to read with their children, and more. Opportunities for parents and teachers to interact on forums are also provided.
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