Last week the White House invited 100 travel bloggers and digital media professionals to a summit promoting study abroad. The National Security Council hosted the event, known officially as The White House Travel Blogger Summit on Study Abroad and Global Citizenship.Why did the POTUS open his home and office to …
The White House called me to duty recently, a surreal fantasy for any girl who misses West Wing and wonders why there aren’t more books or movies like All The President’s Men. So I found myself nearly speechless standing in the East Wing this past Tuesday, staring up at the …
Kids who don’t exercise and watch too much television are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes and vascular disease. This breaking news comes from Finland, home of the best educated children on earth. Apparently even high math scores can’t protect kids from overindulging on both screen time and snack …
I awoke yesterday with SATs and GPAs on my mind. It wasn’t a nightmare that pulled me from sleep but a segment on NPR’s Morning Edition questioning college entrance exams. Though half-asleep I caught the gist – some new study saying high school grades predict college grades as well as the …
Talk may be cheap but it just got a lot richer. Providence Talks, a program designed by the city of Providence, R.I. to teach low-income parents to talk to their kids more just won five million dollars from NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization. The idea talking to babies enriches their brain development has been brewing in child development circles …