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Introduction
The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) is one of a family of databases and software tools developed as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The KID is a unique and powerful database of hospital inpatient stays for children. The KID development team designed the database to permit researchers to study a broad range of conditio... Building Effective Programs for kids for Summer Learning
1. Form partnerships with schools.
Local public schools are where the neediest kids spend the rest of the year, and so can be very helpful in identifying and recruiting the children who need summer programs the most. Teachers, tutors, principals and counselors can all make recommendations about which students most need summer help, and can also serve as important links to children's parents, playing an important role in persuading them to have their children participate.
Examples of programs reaching out to scho... Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises
Passport Single Sign-In, Passport "Wallet," and Kids Passport Named in Complaint Allegations
Microsoft Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges regarding the privacy and security of personal information collected from consumers through its "Passport" web services. As part of the settlement, Microsoft will implement a comprehensive information security program for Passport and similar services.
"Good security is fundamental to protecting consumer privacy," said Timothy J. Muris, Chair... Utah Kids Have Fun and Learn!
BankJr. This web site, powered by Zions Bank, teaches elementary and Grades 6+ all about money, ask the Money Kid and get answers on the web site, learn about the history of money, money basics, money math, money in your life, and more. Take a quiz in each section. Parents should become involved too.
BankHS Bank High School is tuned to the more sophisticated user with Flash 6 a requirement. There are some serious isssues in this site, especially how to manage money, how banks can be of assistance, how stocks and bonds boost savings, what cr... President Clinton Unveils New TV and Radio Ad Campaign to Help Parents Talk with Their Children About Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the aftermath of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado and other recent tragic events, a new TV and radio public service ad campaign aimed at helping parents talk with their children about violence was announced today by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Children Now and The Advertising Council. The PSAs were unveiled today at a White House event with President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The PSAs encourage parents to talk wit... The Importance of Kid's Educational Television Programming
9. Congress has recognized that television can benefit society by helping to educate and inform our kids. In enacting the CTA, Congress cited research demonstrating that television programs designed to teach kids specific skills are effective.(10) For example, kids who watch "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and "Sesame Street" have been shown to learn task persistence, imaginative play, and letter and number skills.(11)
10. Studies confirm, and many commenters in this proceeding agree,(12) that kids... Program Guides
55. Comments. Public interest groups, programmers, and other commenters generally support stations providing information about core programs to program guides on the ground that it would provide parents with advance notice of the scheduling of educational programs.(135) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") commented that this proposal is one of the most important improvements we proposed in the NPRM, and will empower American parents by providing information to help ... Building Effective Programs for Summer Learning
Introduction: Who needs summer programs?
Although summertime may mean a vacation from the classroom, it should never be a break in any child's intellectual development. Fortunately, many children have abundant opportunities for summer learning in their homes and communities, and as a result most kids gain points on standardized tests from June to September, even if they haven't entered a school or opened ... |
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