by Lauren Drell | May 12, 2010 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON – Forty witnesses flocked to the Capitol today to convince Congress to appropriate funding to their respective organizations in fiscal year 2011. They each presented four-minute testimonies to the House Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health &...
by Lauren Drell | May 10, 2010 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Students take photos at Truesdell Elementary in Washington. Lauren Drell/MNS WASHINGTON- Thanks to Adam Levner and Heather Rieman, more than 800 middle and high schoolers have developed an eye for photography and advocacy....
by Lauren Drell | May 4, 2010 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Moms share ideas and best practices at the Mom Congress. Lauren Drell/MNS WASHINGTON -Two years ago, the editorial staff at Parenting magazine conjured up a pipe dream: a Mom Congress, during which moms from around the country...
by Lauren Drell | Apr 27, 2010 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Seniors are learning sign language at Model Cities Senior Wellness Center in Washington Lauren Drell/MNS WASHINGTON – A group of older women gather in the back room of a senior wellness center every Tuesday morning for...