Written by admin on February 18, 2012.
It has been said that bad habits get harder to break as people age. If this is in fact correct, the solution to the issue would be to create good habits in the first place. In relation to children, a good habit to get them started with is eating healthy. It may be easier or faster to feed them chicken nuggets and pizza all day, but in the long run this is setting the child’s health up for failure. Healthy lunches must be served by creches in order to keep children healthy and on track for success.
Children in the daycare setting do not usually have choices when it comes to their meals; creches can change that. In the early childhood years, in particular, children have been known to be picky when it comes to what they put in their bodies. Unfortunately, some parents would rather spare themselves the hassle of an argument than actually keep nutrition in their child’s diet. Childcare providers can make up for the lack of nutrition at home by supplying it in the meals served in their presence.
Sometimes a lack of nutrition in a child’s diet is seemingly out of the parent’s hands. Read more…
Written by Angelina Weir on February 13, 2012.
Coastal Bend high school students: Access to college-level courses may have gotten a little easier.
A measure approved Tuesday by Del Mar College’s Board of Regents eliminated a mandatory $30 per semester-credit-hour fee for out-of-district dual credit students and a $68 mandatory flat instructional fee per student per semester.
The approved fee eliminations take effect immediately.
The board also gave college officials the go-ahead to negotiate dual credit partnerships with local and area school districts for next year.
Dual credit tuition of $33.33 per semester-credit hour, a $12 per semester-credit-hour general use fee and a $10 per semester-credit-hour matriculation fee will remain in place, said Lee Sloan, the college’s vice president for administration, finance and student services. The average dual credit fee total under the approved changes would be about $166, officials said.
Dual credit students can earn high school and college credit simultaneously. In
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Written by Angelina Weir on February 7, 2012.
From The Los Angeles Times: As the scandal over two Miramonte Elementary School teachers accused of committing lewd acts on children grows, it’s becoming clear the Los Angeles Unified School District faces a heavy financial cost. Miramonte has reopened with an all-new slate of teachers and administrators as well as custodians and cafeteria workers. But the district will continue to pay the old staff even as they wait out the investigations. It remains unclear how long this arrangement will last; the investigations are expected to take months. The new hiring alone will run $5.7 million for the remainder of the school year.
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Written by Angelina Weir on January 21, 2012.
Margaret Vosburgh will join Stanford Hospital & Clinics as chief operating officer on Feb. 13. She will be responsible for overall operations at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, reporting directly to president and CEO Amir Dan Rubin.
Vosburgh previously served as executive vice president and COO for Tufts Medical Center in Boston, the primary teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is comprised of the adult hospital and the Floating Hospital for Children. Under her leadership, Tufts experienced a 20 percent growth in admissions and improved its ranking in the UHC Academic Medical Centers’ annual quality and accountability study to sixth from 37th.
Before Tufts, Vosburgh served as deputy executive director and COO of Long Island Jewish Hospital, part of the $4 billion Northshore-LIJ Health System, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit secular health system.
“Margaret brings a world of talent and energy, along with an impressive track record in academic medical centers and health systems,” Rubin said. “We are
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Written by Angelina Weir on January 12, 2012.
Just in case you haven’t heard the Festival dates are set for April 28-29th! The doors are open on Saturday from 10am-6pm and on Sunday from 10am- 4pm. This year the Festival will be held in Washington D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Visit our website for all of the upcoming events leading up to the Festival, to plan your day at the Expo and to browse our exhibits. Best of all- don’t miss out on the chance to pre-register for the Expo for an opportunity to win a cool prize! You will automatically be signed up to win a chance
to meet Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of the Mythbusters OR Mayim Bialik of The Big Bang Theory; an iPad 2; a Cool Video Game; Science Books; or 1 of 50 T-shirts!
Also, be sure to become a fan of our facebook page to receive important information regarding the Festival as well as an opportunity to connect with other fans and to view engaging STEM articles and facts!
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