MILFORD, Del., Aug. 30 -- Rep. Michael N. Castle, R-Del. (at-large), issued the following news release: Representative Michael Castle (R-Del), along with representatives of Nemours and the Delaware Department of Education, paid a visit to The Learning Center, TLC, Inc., today to underscore the importance of bipartisan support for Child Nutrition Reauthorization. House passage of a fully offset Child Nutrition bill would go a long way towards overhauling our nation's child nutrition programs -  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Navy is adjusting its child care fees beginning Oct. 1 and adding categories for its highest income earners to compensate for six years without increases. The Department of Defense establishes fee ranges for all military child development programs and recently released a policy addressing the fee adjustment. Under the new fee schedule, families with a total income of $85,000 or less will see their child care cos  more

JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 30 -- The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release: The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Division of Child Care Licensure recently received two national awards for child safety - one for day-to-day activities and one for preparedness in the event of a disaster. The 2010 John Preston Playground S.A.F.E. Award was given to MSDH by the National Program for Playground Safety for exemplary care and concern for children by creating safe  more

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 30 -- The University of California at Riverside issued the following news release: Student housing leaders from UC Riverside will spend a half-day painting, weeding, washing dogs or helping employees at nine Inland locations as part of their annual staff training on Friday, Sept. 3. The community service training component is a first for student housing leaders, who include assistant resident directors, resident advisers, program coordinators, and officers of the Re  more

LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 30 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news release: To more effectively recruit, retain and graduate the best students in Kansas, around the nation and across the globe, the University of Kansas has reorganized its Student Success operations. The new structure enables Student Success to implement a data-informed service model to assist KU students in a more efficient, effective and timely manner and supports Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little's initiatives  more

HILLSBORO, Ohio, Aug. 30 -- Southern State Community College issued the following news release: So, what is the power of play? "It's the most powerful thing we can do for our children. We help them make a conscientious effort in their learning and help them become more independent," said guest speaker Jina Bohl at the third annual early childhood education conference "Building Bridges Birth Through Grade Three" held recently at Southern State Community College. "Role playing demands a c  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 30 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: Faculty at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education have secured five grants worth more than $6.4 million, issued this year from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The work funded by these grants will support curriculum implementation nationally in urban third- through fifth-grade classrooms, improve K-12 teacher quality throughout the U.S., and assess   more