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Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, TheNewsTribune.com,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Washington,  Michael Rich,  Harvard University

Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality

SEATTLE—Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality -- from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Melinda Gates,  Microsoft Corporation,  Bill Gates,  American Federation of Teachers,  Randi Weingarten

State has one of lowest premature birth rates

SEATTLE – Premature birth rates in the Pacific Northwest are among the lowest in the nation, but the March of Dimes says that still only earns Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska C’s on the organization’s premature birth report card. Oregon has the ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, TheNewsTribune.com,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Washington,  March of Dimes

Washington has one of lowest premature birth rates

SEATTLE—Premature birth rates in the Pacific Northwest are among the lowest in the nation, but the March of Dimes says that only earns Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska C's on the organization's premature birth report card. Oregon has the lowest ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Boston Globe,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Washington,  March of Dimes

Federal Way: World Vision survey finds charities may not have a happy holiday

American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they're hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows they will probably see a decrease in year-end generosity. In light of the economic downturn, only 38 percent ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, TheNewsTribune.com,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: World Vision,  Harris Interactive, Inc.,  American Heart Association

American charities may not have a happy holiday

SEATTLE - American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they're hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows they will probably see a decrease in year-end generosity. ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Harris Interactive, Inc.,  World Vision,  American Heart Association

Wash. Supreme Court overturns school salary ruling

SEATTLE—Variation in the way Washington teachers and other school staff are paid does not pose a constitutional problem, the Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. In overturning a King County Superior Court ruling in a case brought three years ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Redmond: Wired Moms summit discusses social media

REDMOND – Despite a sobering presentation about “sexting” and a Twitter promo from one of the world’s most popular tweeters, the main message of the day at the first Wired Moms summit on Friday was pretty low tech: Talk to your kids. Technology is not ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, TheNewsTribune.com,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Microsoft Corporation

American cancer doctors reach out to Africa

When Dr. Corey Casper started looking for doctors to team up with for his work on Kaposi's sarcoma, the medical researcher at the venerable Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ran into a surprising statistic from the World Health Organization. ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Taiwan News,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Cancer Society,  World Health Organization,  Fred Hutchinson,  Lance Armstrong

Gates Foundation grants support unusual research

SEATTLE—What do chewing gum, chocolate and malaria have to do with each other? Not much, unless you're a young scientist exploring unusual ways to think about world health. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday announced new grants of $100,000 ...

From DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Boston Globe,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: University of California, Los Angeles,  Melinda Gates

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