September 30, 2011 Nearly half of Minnesota schools didn't make the grade under the federal No Child Left Behind law in 2011. The Minnesota Department of Education on Friday released its lists of schools that failed to make what the law calls "Adequate Yearly Progress" toward having all students proficient in reading and math by 2014.
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September 28, 2011 KIDSPEAK is on the air for one reason: To prove that the news we far to often hear, see, and read about our children, is giving them a bad rap! There certainly are some changes that need to made, but every time I produce KIDSPEAK, I feel better about the job that parents and schools are doing.
September 27, 2011 I love walking into the grocery store. The sounds of the beeping cash registers, the hum of the coolers and the smell of fresh produce all drive me wild. While in my state of trance, I have a tendency to get distracted and while I am a list person, sometimes I just pile stuff in my cart thinking I’m going to eat it or use it or need it. All
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September 19, 2011 Anyone with young children will tell you that day care can be a major expense. A new study by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies shows that the cost of center-based child care in Minnesota ranks as the 5th most expensive for full-time infant care nationwide.
