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School’s Out for Teachers

By Abby Lane, Fellow, National Women’s Law Center We’re back this Friday with your monthly update on the BLS jobs numbers . Other things are back too – cooler temps are back, Monday night football is back, and kids are back to school – but one thing that isn’t back are teachers . Local education...

Back to School and Childhood Obesity - The Struggle Continues

In April, I wrote a piece about the balance between personal choices and public policy in the battle to stem the deadly obesity crisis. Since that time, a lot has happened to educate and raise public awareness about junk food, regulate public consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages, and tackle...

Healthy Bargains

Bargains are available in all aspects of our lives, even when it comes to the health of our children. I have figured out a way to add nutritious foods, nutrition education and additional physical activity into my children’s elementary school at no cost. At Walt Disney Elementary School in San Ramon...

A Thumbs Up to These Great Federal Food Initiatives

You can imagine the excitement that ran through my bones when I opened my official invitation to the White House through the organization Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) . "Wow! Really? I was chosen as one of the TOP 70 LATINA BLOGGERS in the NATION!” Out of the 70 that were chosen in May, only 5...