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...Almost a year to the day after Florida fishermen pulled Elian Gonzalez from the sea, there emerges an Elian-in-reverse. On Nov. 12 five-year-old Floridian JONATHON LOREN COLOMBINI illegally entered Cuba with his mother, Cuban-born Arletis Blanco Perez, her boyfriend and their 18-month-old daughter. Blanco wants to stay...
Mention a new season for the Harvard women's basketball team, and Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith's eyes light up brighter than a 100-watt light bulb. Mention her new players and she's more excited than a five-year-old child during the winter holidays. Mention her tough schedule and she espouses confidence like she were a presidential candidate declaring victory before the votes were counted...
Many industrial nations have long funded preschool for all--and with great results. The early returns on Georgia's five-year-old program are promising, with the first beneficiaries, now third-graders, outpacing their peers in math and reading. And Gore says his proposal would provide financial relief across the board, especially to middle-income families. But the program could be costly to taxpayers. Experts say Gore's "universal" measure could funnel money to some parents who don't need it. And to make the program viable, states must ante up matching funds. Though 42 states now bankroll some form...
...things down. But in a report being prepared for the Pediatric Endocrine Society, Kaplowitz and co-author Dr. Sharon Oberfield of Columbia University argue that most girls between 6 and 8 who develop breasts or pubic hair should be reclassified as normal and left untreated. "Three-, four- and five-year-old girls should still be managed aggressively," he says, "but there are far fewer of these...
...Many industrial nations have long funded preschool for all - and with great results. The early returns on Georgia's five-year-old program are promising, with the first beneficiaries, now third-graders, outpacing their peers in math and reading. And Gore says his proposal would provide financial relief across the board, especially to middle-income families. But the program could be costly to taxpayers. Experts say Gore's "universal" measure could funnel money to some parents who don't need it. And to make the program viable, states must ante up matching funds. Though 42 states now bankroll some form...