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Tag Archives: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Feeding the Hungry… In a SNAP
Every five years, the Farm Bill has to be reauthorized. Due this year, Representatives passed the bill to cut nearly $4o billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Even though the majority of the … Continue reading
Posted in Hunger, Nutrition, PTA, SNAP
Tagged Absenteeism, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Christmas, Farm Bill, Food, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, HR 3102, HR3102, Hunger Action Month, national school lunch program, PTA, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, United States House of Representatives, World Food Day
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Education Nation’s Revolution Is Being Televised
I had just recently returned from volunteering at school when I learned that I was invited by Parenting Magazine to attend NBC’s Education Nation as a Panelist on “Stepping Up: The Power of a Parent Advocate”. Click here to hear the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Education Nation
Tagged Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, Cory Booker, Dennis Van Roekel, Dr. Elanna Yalow, Education, Geoffrey Canada, Gil Scott-Heron, Harlem Zone, Knowledge University, Lebron James, Measures of Effective Teaching, Melinda Gates, MET, Michael Chen, National Education Association, NBC, Revolution will not be Televised, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TESC, Warren Buffett
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