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A Sweet Song for Head Start Children

Posted by Helen Blank, Director of Child Care and Early Learning | Posted on: December 05, 2007 at 06:25 pm

by Helen Blank, Director of Leadership and Public Policy
National Women’s Law Center

Today, I witnessed one of the most poignant moments I’ve ever seen on Capitol Hill.

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Child Support Cuts Taking Money from the Poorest Families

Posted by Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security | Posted on: December 05, 2007 at 02:00 pm

by Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security
National Women’s Law Center

A front-page article in the New York Times last weekend highlighted a vital children’s program threatened by budget cuts — and it wasn’t the children’s health insurance program.

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Tags: Poverty & Income Support | 1 comment

Who Says Girls Aren't Good at Math and Science?

Posted by Taryn Wilgus Null, MARGARET Fund Fellow | Posted on: December 04, 2007 at 10:02 pm

by Taryn Wilgus Null, MARGARET Fund Fellow
National Women's Law Center

Take note, Larry Summers.

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Overstuffed Shelves and Bare Cupboards

Posted by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst | Posted on: December 03, 2007 at 02:55 pm

by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst
National Women’s Law Center

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Weekly Round-Up

Posted by | Posted on: December 03, 2007 at 02:36 pm

by Robin Reed, Online Outreach Manager
National Women's Law Center

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a key employment discrimination case. 

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Tags: Education & Title IX, Employment, Health Care & Reproductive Rights | 2 comments

Child Care Workers Moving Forward in Michigan

Posted by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst | Posted on: November 30, 2007 at 07:50 pm

by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst
National Women’s Law Center

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Webinar on the Dropout Crisis for Girls — A Huge Success, But Just the Beginning!

Posted by | Posted on: November 30, 2007 at 06:39 pm

by Lara Kaufmann, Senior Advisor
National Women’s Law Center

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Yes — It Is Possible to Recruit and Retain Girls in Nontraditional Career and Technical Education Programs, Despite "Choices."

Posted by Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education and Employment | Posted on: November 30, 2007 at 05:02 pm

by Fatima Goss Graves, Senior Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

Wednesday we held a webinar on the impact of the high school dropout crisis on girls. We thought it was worth sharing one of the questions we got here, because it’s one that we receive quite frequently from well-meaning educators and advocates alike:

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