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		<title>My Time at America Reads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past two months, I worked as an America Reads tutor at PS 142 in the Lower East Side of New York City. While exhausting, my time spent with my class was one of the most rewarding experiences I &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/education/my-time-at-america-reads">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Updating the Typical School Lunch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food politics are a hot topic in schools. With a new disease or allergy coming out every day, it&#8217;s important to pay attention to your diet and especially those of your children. When it&#8217;s too much to do at home, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/uncategorized/updating-the-typical-school-lunch">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bring Your Kids to Work!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 28th, is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. In 1993, Take Our Daughters To Work program was founded by the Ms. Foundation for Women. Although the day is typically a school day, many students are permitted a &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/activity-ideas/bring-your-kids-to-work">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>British Education Secretary Suggests Children Read 50 Books a Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an article in The Telegraph last week, British Education Secretary Michael Gove called for teachers in England to encourage their students to read at least 50 books a year, claiming that academic rigor in England has been faltering for &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/parenting/50booksayear">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic 12-year-old has IQ higher than Einstein</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Jacob Barnett graduates from  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis this spring, he&#8217;ll already have a place staked out in the university&#8217;s PhD program where he plans to expand on Einstein&#8217;s theory of relativity. This in itself would be impressive for &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/ed-news/autistic-12-year-old-has-iq-higher-than-einstein">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>April is Autism Awareness Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Center For Disease Control, 1 out of 110 children are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. To honor Autism Awareness Month, I&#8217;d like to take some time to discuss the different disorders in order to spread knowledge &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/uncategorized/austismawarenessmonth">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Florida parents want child with allergy removed from school</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents at Edgewater Elementary School are lining up with picket signs this week. While parents,teachers, and politicians around the country have spent the last six months arguing about education spending cuts and failing schools, these Florida parents have gathered to &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/ed-news/florida-parents-want-child-with-allergy-removed-from-school">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Journey to Space Month at Speakaboos!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some new and exciting things going on over on the Speakaboos website! Throughout Journey to Space month, our website will revolve around space themes, to celebrate the launch of Space Race. In celebration of our newly launched mini-site, Speakaboos has taken on a &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/uncategorized/journey-to-space-month-at-speakaboos">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Picky Eater at Home?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t even imagine what it must feel like to be a parent of a picky eater. By the age of 7, I gave my mother absolute hell over food. I stopped eating meat completely, refused to drink milk (since &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/cool-kids/picky-eater-at-home">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Read Aloud Day: Celebrating Early Literacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With today being World Read Aloud Day, it&#8217;s as important a day as any to discuss early literacy and reading skills for children. One of the first things a child and parent do together is share a book, or even &#8230; <a href="http://blog.speakaboos.com/activity-ideas/world-read-aloud-day-celebrating-early-literacy">(Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span>)</a>]]></description>
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