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A Looming Crisis

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This crisis has severely limited affordable and accessible child care options for families, and the burden falls particularly heavily on working parents, especially mothers, who have had to juggle work and child care responsibilities. Source: Impact of Stabilization Grants on Family Child Care , 2022.

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Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech

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Libraries, laboratories, expensive software licenses, access to reputable academic journals and career assistance – all these represent only a part of the wide range of resources that a good university provides to students so they can excel in their field. Top 10 Study Group Forums and Websites for High School Students.

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Fresh Food, Dance Class, and Nap Mats: What's Lost Without Federal Money for Child Care

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By serving these families, Gale got access to federal child care subsidies. Leaders in Washington routed additional money through state agencies to child care centers like Miss Tiffany’s, too, which meant that these small businesses accustomed to slim margins finally had some financial breathing room.

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5 Tips for Digital Portfolios

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Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. But they are using their portfolio weekly accounts for their small businesses. Some of them haven't even graduated high school. school community. And there are schools. Free access today at Teach.

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Do Child Care Solutions Stand a Chance in Congress?

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For child care, that’s legislation like the Small Business Child Care Investment Act, which is cosponsored by Republican Sens. Joni Ernst and Marco Rubio, that would help nonprofit providers get better access to government loans to help them expand their businesses (Ernst and Rubio did not respond to The 19th’s questions).

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Fabulous and fashionable: how the FAB Lab is encouraging fashion entrepreneurs

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“In addition to the difficulties that come with running a business, they often face unique challenges, due to racism and gender bias, that can get in the way of their success.” While current trends indicate there is a rise in entrepreneurship among people of colour, minorities still make up just 15% of small business owners in the US.

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Wilkes-Barre Connect, Codelicious, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, and The Institute a part of CSforALL 2020 Commitment Makers

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youth, and are designed to grow support and momentum for a sustainable K-12 computer science education system in and out of school. The grade level differentiated curriculum is tailored to the unique requirements of each school district including instructional cadence and standards alignment. As the U.S.