http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Preschool_EducationFind stories, videos, and photos about Preschool Education from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:41:37 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Preschool_Education14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Preschool Education from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/04/sesame.street.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/04/sesame.street.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the early days of "Sesame Street" -- that is, B.E. (Before Elmo) -- Sesame Street was a pretty grimy place.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/11/02/p.discipline.mistakes.life.hard/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/11/02/p.discipline.mistakes.life.hard/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou know the drill: You give your child an ultimatum -- "Get dressed or we're staying home!" -- and naturally she says, "Okay, we'll stay home!" Might as well plant a big "L" on your forehead.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/india.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/india.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was stone cold silence in the car, as the Kumars drove home.Tue, 12 May 2009 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/11/cb.growing.jobs.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/11/cb.growing.jobs.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the past year, there's been so much talk about job loss, high unemployment rates, lack of jobs and employment declines that it's been hard to focus on anything else.Mon, 11 May 2009 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/Obama.LBJ/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/Obama.LBJ/index.html#cnnSTCText"Who controls the past controls the future."Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/teddys.struggle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/24/teddys.struggle/index.html#cnnSTCTextChicken nuggets. Sandwiches. Pizza. Baseball games. Play-Doh. These are some of the basics of childhood that could prove deadly to my 4-year-old son, Teddy.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/30/your.child.cannot.sleep/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/03/30/your.child.cannot.sleep/index.html#cnnSTCTextPut bedtime bugaboos -- and your kids -- to rest with these expert solutions.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/24/belgium.nursery.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/24/belgium.nursery.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have charged a 20-year-old man with murder and attempted murder in a stabbing rampage at a Belgian nursery school that left two children and a staff member dead and a dozen others wounded.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/family/01/16/children.flu.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/family/01/16/children.flu.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince the beginning of the year the family clinic at the Children's Hospital of New Jersey has seen an influx of young children coming in for flu shots.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/12/why.kids.lie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/12/why.kids.lie/index.html#cnnSTCText"Daddy puts on your bras sometimes," my then 4-year-old said nonchalantly as I tried on lingerie in a department store dressing room.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1850405,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1850405,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new study tries to isolate the factors that make children more prone to bullies -- and to suggest what parents can doWed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/10/01/cb.most.wanted.workers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/10/01/cb.most.wanted.workers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough the U.S. economy has softened this year -- headlines warn of mortgage woes, layoffs and escalating gas prices -- there are still jobs out there... you just have to know where to look.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/27/gifted.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/27/gifted.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextDid your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)?Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/bangkok.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/bangkok.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Klong Toey, a Bangkok district between a highway and the Chao Phraya River, families of four share motorbikes, street vendors sell residents pouches of food, and doors of homes are open to the outside. A salesman on a bike cart sells broomsticks, while motorcycle taxi drivers, dressed in orange vests, wait at a corner.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/01/22/par.preschoolers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/01/22/par.preschoolers/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/07/disney.101/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/01/07/disney.101/index.html#cnnSTCTextMention that you're thinking of taking the kids to Orlando -- especially if you're first timers -- and you'll hear how your mother-in-law's sister's cousin scored discount tickets to Walt Disney World. Your son's first-grade teacher will fill you in on which character breakfasts her sister-in-law's aunt raved about (never mind that you know your preschooler will be terrified of the giant fuzzy creatures.)Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/10/23/par.enviro.kid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/10/23/par.enviro.kid/index.html#cnnSTCText1. Be artful. Stock your child's coloring table with used printer paper and empty cereal boxes. He can draw on the unprinted sides of the paper, and the insides of cereal boxes are great for finger painting. Bonus points for turning his artwork into wrapping paper.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/10/19/par.halloween.fears/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/10/19/par.halloween.fears/index.html#cnnSTCTextJulia has never been especially fearful, so I was caught off guard when just before her fifth birthday she became terrified of being poisoned. She cried after she accidentally swallowed a crayon shaving. Even the beloved cherry-red lipsticks that were her favorite part of dress-up now seemed fraught with danger. "Mommy! By mistake lipstick got on my tongue!" she yelled, running into my room one day. "Am I going to die?"Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/international/bc.news.china.safety.mattel.dc.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/news/international/bc.news.china.safety.mattel.dc.reut/index.htmThe boss of a Chinese toy manufacturing company involved in a Mattel recall after its products were found to contain excessive lead levels has hanged himself, Chinese media reported Monday.Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/07/19/bad.behavior/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/07/19/bad.behavior/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom hitting to lying, some of the worst things your child does are actually achievements you can be proud of!Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/06/29/am.mayhem/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/06/29/am.mayhem/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor once, my just-back-from-the-cleaners blazer actually matches the blouse underneath, and by 7:30 a.m. I've managed to feed the baby, make two lunches, and find a lost permission slip. The only minor mishap comes when my 6-month-old wipes oatmeal in my hair. But the finish line's in sight, and I dash out the door for the 40-minute drive to work. It isn't until I get to the office and sit at my desk that I glance down and see: right foot, brown shoe; left foot, blue one.Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/27/madrasa.school/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/27/madrasa.school/index.htmlIt's 8 a.m. in the morning and a group of tiny tots are heading towards a simple building on the outskirts of their village near Mombasa.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/04/26/par.no.whining/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/04/26/par.no.whining/index.htmlWhen it comes to torture, we could all learn a thing or two from kids. Who knows better than they how to extract most anything they want within minutes of applying the technique? I'm talking about whining, of course -- that grating mewling that causes us to do anything (anything!) just to make it go away. But you can break the habit. And the rewards of victory can be rich for both of you.Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/16/news/companies/mattel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/16/news/companies/mattel/index.htmToymaker Mattel on Monday posted first-quarter profits, versus expectations for a loss, as strong sales of its pre-school Fisher-Price toys and its Hot Wheels toys for boys offset a 21 percent drop in U.S. sales of Barbie dolls.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/philippines.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/philippines.hostages/index.htmlA daycare operator -- armed with grenades and a gun -- released more than 30 preschool children and their teachers Wednesday after holding them hostage on a bus for more than eight hours.Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/01/02/par.compassion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/01/02/par.compassion/index.htmlWhile rummaging through an old box, my daughter, Claire, came across the stuffed bear I'd had when I was her age, a deeply loved creature named Teddy. "How come Teddy has no fur?" she asked. "Why doesn't she have eyes?" I explained that my cousin's dog had chewed up Teddy when I was a kid. She was aghast.Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/20/hb.kids.gym/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/20/hb.kids.gym/index.htmlAt home, the phrase "Go watch TV" to kids has replaced "Go outside and play" in many families. At school, the daily hour of recess is dwindling. The combination is contributing to many kids not getting enough exercise, according to some experts.Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/01/news/companies/kiddie_rock/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/01/news/companies/kiddie_rock/index.htmForget the MTV generation. Today's up-and-coming rock stars are setting their sights on a whole new target audience: the sippy-cup crowd.Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363120/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363120/index.htmTHREE-YEAR-OLDS DON'T HAVE Disposable income. And when it comes to television, few of them channel-surf. Preschoolers, in other words, are not the audience you'd expect to be the focus of a cable T... Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260134/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260134/index.htmA sharp-looking man carrying an Hermès briefcase emerges from a chauffeured Town Car in the parking lot of a quiet little strip mall in suburban Cabin John, Md.--the kind of place that could be any...Mon, 16 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/31/ctv.jackson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/31/ctv.jackson/index.htmlA psychologist and an attorney testified Wednesday about the key roles they played in the estrangement of Michael Jackson from a young cancer survivor who once called him "Daddy Michael," but who now claims the King of Pop sexually molested him.Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/14/ew.dvd.incredibles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/14/ew.dvd.incredibles/index.htmlSeeing hordes of parents bringing their preschoolers to "The Incredibles" always amazed me.Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/12/30/childhood.obesity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/12/30/childhood.obesity/index.htmlThe obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.Thu, 30 Dec 2004 20:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/09/news/fortune500/comcast_plans.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/09/news/fortune500/comcast_plans.dj/index.htmIn a deal that would unite the biggest stars of the two-to-five-year-old set, Comcast Corp. (CMCSK) is in advanced negotiations with the Public Broadcasting System, Sesame Street Workshop and HIT Entertainment to develop the first 24- hour network dedicated to preschool kids, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/14/wed/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/14/wed/index.htmlThree key storylines play out today: President Bush at the White House with Ariel Sharon. John Kerry in New York with Hillary Clinton. And the ongoing 9/11 commission hearings with George Tenet and Robert Mueller.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/06/pf/armchair_teachkids/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/06/pf/armchair_teachkids/index.htmDear Armchair Millionaire: My parents were terrible teachers and role models when it came to money. I have my own kids now and don't want to make the same mistakes. What should I be teaching them about money? --C.P.Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/10/01/350601/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/10/01/350601/index.htmThe movie star and the geeky investment shop? The pairing would never fly on-screen, but California's gubernatorial race has turned up all kinds of oddities. In fact, candidate Arnold Schwarzenegg...Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/09/333485/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/09/333485/index.htmWe already have the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Should we add the Private Schools Corrupt Practices Act? Mon, 09 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/11/267028/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/11/267028/index.htmYou can hardly venture onto the campaign trail without stumbling over some candidate's education proposal. They're everywhere, like lice on a second-grader's head. But pick the nits of this issue, ...Mon, 11 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/03/01/238593/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/03/01/238593/index.htmJanuary's "Why Middle-Class Kids Are Losing Out" prompted several readers to question our story's emphasis on what we as a nation are, or aren't, investing in day care and early childhood education...Sun, 01 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/01/01/236889/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1998/01/01/236889/index.htmAmericans like to say that our children are our most valuable asset. Yet children at all income levels are suffering from neglect--not just the children of poverty, as some would like you to think....Thu, 01 Jan 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/03/01/222975/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/03/01/222975/index.htmLillian Micko had a vision. It was around five o'clock one evening last spring. She was pulling out of a McDonald's drive-through in her hometown of Mount Laurel, N.J. with her boys Danny, 11, and ...Sat, 01 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207650/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/01/01/207650/index.htmYOU KNOW THE BULL MARKET IS LONG IN THE hoof when a tightwad like me is attracted to three small growth stocks that each rose 100% or better in 1995. Yet I'm convinced that as long as the bulls don...Mon, 01 Jan 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78928/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78928/index.htmGYMBOREE Gymboree is turning child's play into big business. The company, in Burlingame, California, began in 1976 by offering play and exercise classes to young children and their parents. Ten yea...Mon, 07 Feb 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78668/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78668/index.htmAetna Life & Casualty Hartford 203-273-1932 Mon, 29 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88094/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88094/index.htmWhile Americans proclaim the social and academic benefits of early-childhood education, the French deliver it: Virtually all children attend preschool, and eight of 10 go to free, government-run in...Tue, 01 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88097/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/06/01/88097/index.htmImagine an America where: -- All parents could take time off from their jobs with pay until their children were beyond infancy and enrolled in high-quality day care. -- All children could attend fr...Tue, 01 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77124/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77124/index.htmTHE EDUCATION message is getting through. When asked how concerned corporations were about the problems in American public schools, 98% of the companies responding to FORTUNE's fourth annual educat...Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76735/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76735/index.htmIF THE WELL-BEING of its children is the proper measure of the health of a civilization, the United States is in grave danger. Of the 65 million Americans under 18, fully 20% live in poverty, 22% l...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76727/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76727/index.htmWHEN DETROIT announced a plan to open three all-male, all-black public schools last year, the National Organization for Women and the American Civil Liberties Union rose up and defeated it. In resp...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/01/76498/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/01/76498/index.htmIf you rode the toy stocks' 90% rise last year, give a pat on the back to Barbie and G.I. Joe. Together with other venerable oldsters of playland, they helped push sales of traditional toys in the ...Mon, 01 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75605/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75605/index.htmWHEN IT COMES to early childhood education, the U.S. ranks near the bottom of the class. Nearly every other major industrialized nation -- and even some developing countries -- see the job of educa...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75645/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75645/index.htmTHE SOCIETY/COVER STORY 52 HOW THE AVERAGE AMERICAN GETS BY Middle-class squeeze may be the most potent force shaping American life and the economy over the next decade: Money is tight, jobs insecu...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75604/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75604/index.htmCORPORATE America's commitment to reading, writing, and arithmetic in 1991 was bigger, broader, and better than ever. Even more encouraging, CEOs of the leading companies believe their considerable...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74745/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74745/index.htmA former teacher at a Simi Valley private school filed a lawsuit . . . against a preschooler she once taught, saying the boy caused permanent injury when he kicked her in the ankle. Lynne M. Fava a...Mon, 11 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/08/74161/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/08/74161/index.htmAS A FRIEND said of W. C. Fields, anyone who hates children and dogs can't be all bad. These days Uncle Claude might find some like-minded folks over at % Quaker Oats Co. Kids and pooches have not ...Mon, 08 Oct 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85923/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/07/01/85923/index.htmLike most parents, Blake Magee's mother and father want only the best for their 15-month-old son. Since both Jennifer and Donald work, they pay a nanny to take care of Blake (left), and hope to pla...Sun, 01 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73591/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73591/index.htmSUDDENLY Head Start is on nearly everybody's agenda. Calling the $1.4 billion federal preschool program ''something near and dear to all of us,'' President Bush proposes to spend an additional $500...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73597/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73597/index.htmCHALLENGES 8 SAVING OUR SCHOOLS By working together, business leaders, parents, teachers, and communities can revitalize our most endangered institution. by Ann M. Morrison Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73588/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/28/73588/index.htmBy the year 2000, every child must start school ready to learn. The United States must increase the high school graduation rate to no less than 90%. In critical subjects, at the fourth, eighth, and...Mon, 28 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/26/73222/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/26/73222/index.htmWhat we need in this country is a trustworthy, affordable child-care program that is open to everyone. My proposal is to use existing elementary schools as the hub of a comprehensive solution. We'v...Mon, 26 Mar 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/10/71820/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/10/71820/index.htmIT IS OF NO SMALL significance that poverty is suddenly returning to the forefront of the American consciousness. Perhaps it is mostly a comment on the immense power of our media-age Presidents to ...Mon, 10 Apr 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/27/71796/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/27/71796/index.htm''Investing in our children is not just rhetoric. It's sound business practice, although many of our colleagues have yet to make that discovery.'' So said Arnold Hiatt, CEO of Stride Rite, who alon...Mon, 27 Mar 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/21/71290/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/21/71290/index.htmBABIES AREN'T just Gerber's business anymore. When William Popejoy stepped in to rescue American Savings & Loan Association in 1984, he eliminated 700 company cars, 39 condominiums, nine airplanes,...Mon, 21 Nov 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70745/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70745/index.htmAS A MAJOR contributor of tax dollars to public education, corporate America is getting a lousy return on its investment. Not only are schools today not preparing kids for jobs, they aren't even te...Mon, 04 Jul 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/06/08/69103/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/06/08/69103/index.htmThe worst thing that can happen to us columniators is discovering after going to press that what we said ain't exactly so. The second worst thing is discovering that we left out the best parts. Ala...Mon, 08 Jun 1987 04:01:00 EDT