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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Cheapest Family Health Insurance That Qualifies Under ObamaCare
Ding.
Comment by Patterico (89e117) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:01 pm
I?ll take the penalty/tax, thanks.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:03 pm
You?ll get nothing, and pay for it.
Comment by SarahW (b0e533) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:04 pm
Exactly and sign up when I get seriously ill.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:06 pm
The high deductible health policy choice offered by my employer (that still protected against catastrophe and risk of an impossibly big outlay for care) which I got for a pittance in premiums was very satisfactory for many years. Under Obamacare that puppy?s no longer an option. Thanks Dems.
Comment by elissa (0a4492) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:12 pm
?If you like your insurance you can keep it.?
Comment by Patterico (89b580) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:19 pm
?Under Obamacare that puppy?s no longer an option.?
elissa ? A high deductible cat policy won?t count toward avoiding the penalty/tax under Obamacare, but I?m unclear whether insurance companies will still be permitted to write them.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:22 pm
They might be able to write them, but you?d still pay the penalty/tax.
Comment by Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:26 pm
That cannot be true, Elissa. If you like your insurance, you can keep it. Obama said so.
Comment by JD (b63a52) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:28 pm
Yes, we were lied to, and yes, we got Obamacare.
But the lies were irrelevant to passing Obamacare. It isn?t as if the public only supported Obamacare because of the lies? as we both know, the public didn?t support Obamacare, period. The public didn?t believe the claims Obamacare supporters were making (a majority of the public felt Obamacare would result in their having to pay more money for less care).
We got Obamacare because the Democrats in Congress decided that it was something they were going to force down our throats. They knew the numbers didn?t work and they didn?t care.
Comment by steve (369bc6) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:28 pm
If the numbers don?t work now, just wait until we add 12,000,000 more to the rolls.
Comment by JD (b63a52) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:31 pm
I?m unclear whether insurance companies will still be permitted to write them.
Me too, but my guess is that they?re not going to be allowed to, as Obamacare sets minimum standards that policies have to meet (such as offering ?free? contraceptive coverage) and catastrophic only plans won?t meet that standard.
Comment by steve (369bc6) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:31 pm
?They might be able to write them, but you?d still pay the penalty/tax.?
Sammy ? I noted that in my comment. My question is whether HHS would prohibit insurers writing policies which allow people to do an end run around Obamacare given the differential between the size of penalty/tax and the anticipated premiums. Early on I heard they were going to prohibit such policies, but I have not heard anything in a couple of years.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:35 pm
daley?yeah, I don?t know either. I think probably not. The beauty of it was that it wasn?t strictly a ?we wash our hands of you until it?s a catastrophe/hospital? deal. You still filtered all dr?s visits, tests and emergency room visits through the plan to get the benefit of any negotiated prices with the provider that were lower than billed amount. They didn?t pay uniil the high dedudctible was reached, but you benefitted from the group rates on services.
Comment by elissa (0a4492) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:35 pm
For anybody wanting an insurance primer, the cost is going up for four reasons:
1 ? the minimum level of coverage is going up (as everything including the kitchen sink will have to be covered), driving up the cost (you ?get? more, you pay more).
2 ? forcing people with coverage to subsidize the free and below market coverage provided to those without coverage (xx% of your premium pays for ?your? coverage, the balance of your premium dollars pays for someone else to get coverage),
3 ? eliminating waiting periods, prior period exclusions, lifetime caps on coverage and risk-based pricing increases the expectation of outlay, resulting in higher premiums, and
4 ? medical care just costs more every year. There are very few breakthroughs that lowers the cost of providing care.
Comment by steve (369bc6) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:38 pm
4 ? medical care just costs more every year. There are very few breakthroughs that lowers the cost of providing care.
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Comment by JD (448fa8) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:39 pm
Obama bends the health care cost curve down, in his mind, the same place where he splits atoms.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:46 pm
That?s one, can you name a second?
Also, Lasik isn?t usually covered by insurance, so allow me to modify my point to say that there is very little that lowers the cost of what is covered by insurance. And where the cost for a given procedure or drug does go down, it is usually because it was replaced by a more expensive drug or procedure.
Unfortunately, medical care isn?t like computers, where we can expect to get a better machine for relatively less money than the year before.
Comment by steve (369bc6) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:48 pm
The cost of routine care would go down if the market weren?t distorted by price-fixing, and this distortion protected by removal of the true consumer from the cost of care.
Prudential planning should be rewarded with tax breaks that employers get now ? employers should pay you a wage. You decide how to allocate. Your insurance costs should be fully deductible. HSA?s grow tax free with contributions also deductible.
The insurance market is then regulated by the states to make sure it provides what it promises.
The truly indigent or disabled are covered in part or whole by programs that CANNOT dictate other fee arrangements and insurers are also forbidden to collude or prevent negotiation of individual treatment.
Comment by SarahW (b0e533) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:52 pm
Steve ? the costs for many diagnostic and surgical services go WAY down when self-pay when the provider is not forbidden from a cash-schedule or direct negotiation. MRI, ultra-sound, etc. Plain old tort liability and professional standards still apply, so quality is uncompromised.
Comment by SarahW (b0e533) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:54 pm
?And where the cost for a given procedure or drug does go down, it is usually because it was replaced by a more expensive drug or procedure.?
steve ? I think the movement of many surgical procedure away from hospital settings to specialized clinics or outpatient facilities has had an impact on costs, but that would have to be confirmed by some of the docs on the board. The Obama Admin. does not particularly support physician owned hospitals or surgery centers based on my understanding.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 1:55 pm
the costs for many diagnostic and surgical services go WAY down when self-pay when the provider is not forbidden from a cash-schedule or direct negotiation. MRI, ultra-sound, etc.
I make a distinction between the cost of the service and the amount you have to pay ? defining ?cost? in two different ways, and my referring to ?cost? refers to the cost incurred by the provider in providing that service. Negotiating a price break doesn?t result in a lower cost of providing the service, it merely shifts the costs to someone else?s pocket. It?s the flip side of Obamacare mandating that coverage for X or Y is ?free?? not charging someone for that specific coverage doesn?t mean it doesn?t cost the provider to provide that service.
The same may apply to the ?cost? of outpatient surgery. While the insurance company may not pay as much, I don?t know if the actual cost of providing the service is any less in a different environment. (I think it?s being done because the surgeons can have a stake in the facility and thus can make more for themselves).
Comment by steve (369bc6) ? 2/1/2013 @ 2:05 pm
?And where the cost for a given procedure or drug does go down, it is usually because it was replaced by a more expensive drug or procedure.?
steve ? How about laparoscopic surgery which has become so common for many surgeries over time. While it may involve a higher technology investment than more invasive surgery, how does the shorter recovery time/hospital stay affect overall cost?
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 2:06 pm
Based on this report http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2012/8345.pdf
the average cost for a family plan with employeer provided coverage is 15,700$ for 2012. If i assume 3% inflation it goes up to 17,1000 for 2015. This is for an employeer plan, I assume that buying a plan for an individual family is more expensive but I have no idea how much. It doesn?t really look like this is too far off from what we?re currently paying.
Comment by time123 (066362) ? 2/1/2013 @ 2:10 pm
?I make a distinction between the cost of the service and the amount you have to pay?
steve ? I thought you were trying to make an analogy to a manufacturing type business, that the ?cost of goods sold? in the health care industry only moves in one direction due to technology or research advances. What people actually pay, negotiate to pay, or the government pays for the goods and services are separate questions.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) ? 2/1/2013 @ 2:12 pm
Time ? the employer gets a tax break, and gets to play an employee with that plan and keep him. The self-purchase family plan ? NO BREAK AT ALL, except you don?t pay the fine.
Comment by SarahW (b0e533) ? 2/1/2013 @ 2:14 pm
Steve, the better way is to remove as much market distortion as possible, preserve liberty and reward private prudence.
Comment by SarahW (b0e533) ? 2/1/2013 @ 2:15 pm
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Mali jihadists in custody say tortured by military
People dressed in colorful dress walk near the Sankore Mosque, a United Nations world heritage cultural site, which would not be allowed under the rule of Islamic militants who ruled the city until French troops took control, in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Many things have changed in Timbuktu since French troops parachuted in several days ago to take control of the area from Islamic militants, and now there is a growing sense of freedom. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
People dressed in colorful dress walk near the Sankore Mosque, a United Nations world heritage cultural site, which would not be allowed under the rule of Islamic militants who ruled the city until French troops took control, in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Many things have changed in Timbuktu since French troops parachuted in several days ago to take control of the area from Islamic militants, and now there is a growing sense of freedom. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
A man takes a close look at a burned-out truck in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Islamic militants fled from the area when French special forces parachuted in to liberate the city of Timbuktu several days ago. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
A man and a woman walk together, which would not be allowed under the rule of Islamic militants who ruled the city until French troops took control, in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Men and women were not allowed to interact in public under the rule of Islamic militants. Many things have changed in Timbuktu since French troops parachuted in several days ago to take control of the area from Islamic militants, and now there is a growing sense of freedom. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
French soldiers are watched by local people, as they drive through the city streets of Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Many things have changed in Timbuktu since the Islamic militants ceased to enforce their law and relinquished power to French special forces who parachuted in several days ago, liberating this storied city, and now there is a growing sense of freedom. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
Women dance openly in front of a photographer as they walk along a street in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. Many things have changed in Timbuktu since the Islamic militants ceased to enforce their law and relinquished power to French special forces who parachuted in several days ago, liberating this storied city, and now there is a growing sense of freedom. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) ? Three suspected jihadists arrested in the days since the liberation of the town of Timbuktu said Friday that Malian soldiers were torturing them with a method similar to waterboarding.
The three are being held in an earthen cell in what remains of the military camp in Timbuktu, which was freed earlier this week by French and Malian soldiers after nearly 10 months under the rule of radical Islamists.
The men, who were tied together with a turban and one handcuff, all acknowledged to The Associated Press having been members of the al-Qaida-linked group known as Ansar Dine, or Defenders of the Faith.
"To force me to talk they poured 40 liters of water in my mouth and over my nostrils which made it so that I could not breathe anymore. For a moment I thought I was even going to die," said one of the men, who gave his name as Ali Guindo and said he was from a village near the central Malian town of Niono.
"I sleep in the cold and every night they come pour freezing water over me. "
All three prisoners described similar treatment. Their account could not be independently verified. Soldiers holding the three asked reporters to leave after initially allowing journalists to speak with them.
Army Col. Mamary Camara told reporters that the three were arrested by Malian forces in the town of Lere, and he said that one of the men was from Libya and was caught wearing a foreign military uniform.
The Libyan jihadist was visibly frightened, crouching in a corner of his cell. He gave the AP contradictory information about his background, first saying he was born in a Malian village but of Libyan descent.
Later, he said he was from Tripoli but has lived for years in Mali. He initially denied being part of Ansar Dine but later confirmed that he belonged to the movement though he denied having an important role.
The Malian military said that when he was arrested he was wearing a watch with a memory card inside that they said was used to communicate with other foreign jihadists.
The allegations of torture made public Friday in Timbuktu come as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International released reports Friday outlining other allegations of misconduct by the Malian military and Islamists over the last month.
Both groups said they had documented cases of Malian soldiers killing suspected Islamist supporters in Sevare on the eve of the French-led intervention. Human Rights Watch document at least 13 killings, though Amnesty said the number could be as high as two dozen.
Human Rights Watch said the witnesses described seeing soldiers at a bus station in Sevare interrogate passengers suspected of links to extremist groups. Those who did not produce the proper identification were taken away, the witnesses said.
"Before the soldiers marched them off, many of the detained men frantically tried to find someone in the crowd at the bus station who could vouch for them and verify their identity," the HRW report said. "They were driven or marched to a nearby field, where they were shot and their bodies dumped into one of four wells."
The Associated Press had earlier reported killings of civilians by the Malian army in Sevare, with bodies dumped into a well.
The Malian government has promised to investigate allegations of human rights abuses by its soldiers.
France has said that it eventually wants to hand over responsibility for the mission to the Malian army and other African counterparts.
Friday's reports also cited alleged human rights abuses committed by the Islamists. Human Rights Watch said Islamist rebels had killed at least seven Malian soldiers.
"One begged for his life saying, 'Please, in the name of God.' but they held him down and slit his throat," a witness told HRW. "Two days later, as we picked up the dead soldiers to bury them, the Islamists saw that five of them were still living. Most were gravely wounded but they were still breathing and should have been given a chance to live. Instead the Islamists killed them ? one after the other."
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It's My Birthday! | Fashionably Living
I love Birthday?s! ?My mom always made such a big deal out of my birthday growing up, that now I look forward to my special day every year! ?She always made me feel so special and now she has passed that torch onto my husband! ?I started my morning in bed with a cup of coffee, while skimming the pages of Travel and Leisure while I waited on breakfast in bed! ?My husband never makes me coffee, but I swear he secretly watches me make it everyday, because the coffee was so good! ? My mom came and made be breakfast in bed and my husband and I lounged in bed eating ?and talking. ?Last year, my husband had to work on my birthday, but he dropped off flowers at my work and then told me to be at the spa by noon and he had scheduled me a massage and pedicure! ?This year I am lucky enough to spend the entire day with him! ?We plan to go to lunch with my family and then he is taking me shopping! YEAH!!! ?Last year, he took me shopping the day after my birthday and I had way too much fun in Forever 21! ?Well, its that time of year again?here?s to birthday shopping round 2! Cheers!
XO,
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Elvis Presley's Home a Teardown? Hard Rock ... - AOL Real Estate
The King's castle might be coming down. Elvis Presley's sprawling former home in Beverly Hills, Calif., reportedly sold for $9.8 million in December, and now the new owner wants to tear it down, according to The Real Estalker. Just who is this new owner? Oh, he's a hound dog, alright. It's Peter Morton, founder of music memorabilia-themed restaurant chain, Hard Rock Cafe.
If so, we'll be sad to see the King's castle go. The stunning four-bedroom, five-bathroom home gets panoramic ocean and city views of Los Angeles. It was recently remodeled, according to its listing, and has spacious rooms and a killer media room. Floor-to-ceiling windows in every room bathe the entire house in warmth and light. There's an attached guesthouse, a large motor court and a four-vehicle carport.
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Cats vs. Birds, New Report Suggests Cats Are Bird Killers ...
Cats are responsible for killing more birds than previously expected, according to a newly released report, "The Impact of Free-Ranging Domestic Cats on Wildlife of the United States," published in the Journal?Nature.?This report and the response have caused all sorts of media attention and?corresponding?emotional responses by those who love cats, and also those who disdain them.
According to the report's findings, domestic cats kill 1.4 to 3.7 billion birds and 6.9 to 20.7 billion mammals annually. Un-owned cats as opposed to owned pets, cause the majority of this mortality. Authors write, "Our findings suggest that free-ranging cats cause substantially greater wildlife mortality?than previously?thought ?and are likely the single greatest source of anthropogenic mortality for U.S. birds and mammals."
Coincidence, or not....This report's results were released on the heels of ?a New Zealand conservationist making international headlines expressing serious concerns about cats killing birds there, and even suggested banning future cat ownership in New Zealand.
Every few years some scientific report is released ?- backed by bird groups, which?vilifies?cats. Why is this one ?report different?
Well, for one thing these estimates of cats related wildlife fatalities are higher than in most previous reports. Bruce Kornreich, associate director for Education and Outreach at the Feline Health Center of Cornell University?s College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca released this statement, ??The impact of both owned and un-owned domestic cats on wildlife is an important ecologic issue, as highlighted by the recent manuscript in Nature Communications.? We commend the authors of this study for their efforts to shed light on the magnitude of this problem, and it is clear from their work and the work of others that domestic cats have a considerable impact on wildlife in both the U.S. and abroad."
Lots have weighed in on this. Becky Robinson, co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, a national advocacy group which supports humane treatment of cats gets to the heart of the matter. ?This so called ?survey of research? seems just another misguided?attempt to draw attention to the decline of wildlife by manufacturing a fake debate. The study conveniently sidestepped the primary culprit of decline of wildlife populations which, of course, is human activity including habitat destruction."
Let me go one step further. Scientists, outside the cat debate, make it clear that habitat loss, pollution (light pollution and air pollution) and even climate changes have significantly impacted wildlife, including songbirds. They make little mention of cats....Do cats play a role, perhaps even a significant role toward diminishing wildlife? Sure, they do. However, cats are hardly the most significant factor.
Feral cats (as well as owned indoor/outdoor cats) do eat. But lets use some common sense - despite their?extraordinary?hunting skills, cat don't fly. Many of the adult birds they catch are ill. Also, many feral cats (and many - likely most indoor/outdoor owned cats) live in large cities. In these places, for feral cats, trash (in garbage in alleys) and rodents (including city rats) are on the menu. Owned cats here may take some animals outdoors, but studies show being well fed as they are - they may not even have the athletic prowess to catch birds. Also, in some places birds may sadly not be in sufficient numbers to even catch.
Also the reality is that feral cats may not have it so easy....they are predators, true. But they are also prey to coyotes, birds of prey, cars, infectious disease, extreme weather, etc.
For study after study to target cats does little - except to stir an emotional fervor which bird groups use to raise money. And to pit birds vs. cats. This idea of one species vs. another is truly unfortunate - and does neither birds or cats any good.
Reading through the report in Nature?and comments from organizations and individuals responding, though many 'pile on cats,' few offer a solution.
That "solution" in recent decades has been trap, nueter, return (TNR) feral cats. Volunteers humanely trap the cats, which are spayed or neutered, vaccinate for rabies and they are ear-tipped for?identification?(so ?people know which cats have been TNR'd). Any very ill cats are euthanized. Very young kittens are adopted into homes. All others are released back to live our their lives without reproducing. When?supplemented?with food, they may not to as fervent about taking birds (though it is true many cats will still hunt). ?In some instances, when cat colonies live near particularly prone species (such as rare ground-nesting birds), all the cats are relocated.
Those involved in the study published in Nature do suggest that that, far from diminishing the population of unowned cats, trap and release programs may be making "it worse, by encouraging people to abandon their pets to outdoor colonies that volunteers often keep lovingly fed."
These comments seem to be based on personal feelings rather than data. And they are simply divisive (which this entire discussion really is).
No one has come up with a better idea. They only complain about current programs and ideas.
The only?alternative?plan (to TNR) that I've seen in recent years is to legalize aiming and shooting at cats. Really? You're kidding. Proponents are dead serious about this. Never mind?concerns that people will shoot their neighbors or spouses in error; hitting a moving target (mostly out at night or at least in low light) as small as a cat isn't easy. I do have oncerns that shooting and not killing is hardly humane. Bottom line for centuries feral cats have lived alongside humans - with benefits and with detriments. That's a fact. Another fact is that?eradication?efforts from using guns to poisons have never worked.
I would be no better if I didn't offer a solution.
1) TNR: A part of the reason TNR hasn't worked as effectively as some might want (though clearly TNR - given a chance - does work) ?is simply a lack of volunteers. Absolutely, there are legions of cat lovers - thousands across America, who are involved with TNR. But if there were more volunteers and more cats were TNR'd, and more TNR'd cats were?supplemented?with even more pet food. Instead of the co-called 'bird people'?hollering?about all the cats, why don't they volunteer and call for others to be a part of the solution themselves?
2) Indoors Only: America is moving in this direction but perhaps not fast enough. For their own safety, cats are better off living in an enriched indoor?environment? Indoors only, cats tend to live longer. Indoors only, cats are not using neighbor's yards as litter boxes or catching anything, except toys. Outdoors, cat fencing, catios (enclosed cat-friendly patios) and even walking cats are harness and leashes are all great ideas for those who want to give kitties outdoor time; in these controlled situations,?everyone?is safe.
3) Bird people vs Cat people: This mentality has to stop. I've called for a summit bringing everyone together. The Humane Society of United States did host an event, I don't know all the details, I wasn't invited. That's a part of the issue - all the appropriate players weren't there. Both "sides" must agree to at least attempt to work together. However, at least for some groups, it appears in their best interest to stir the emotional catnip pot every year as an apparent effort to fundraise to save the hapless birds (without making mention of other factors which we know more greatly endangers birds), but those are apparently less emotional.
Tell me what you think....
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Tags: Alley Cat Allies, banning cats New Zealand, Becky Robinson, cat enrichment, cats as predators, Cornell Feline Health Center, feral cats, free ranging cats, indoor-outdoor cats, owned cats, Steve Dale, Steve Dale archives, stray cats, TNR, trap neuter return
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HFRP Director Heather Weiss Featured In New Book on Success of ...
Heather Weiss, Founder and Director of Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), is featured in a new book on the success of afterschool and summer programs in helping students achieve positive outcomes.
The first-of-its-kind book, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success, demonstrates what role afterschool and summer learning play in improving and expanding students? education, how communities with different demographics are building successful supports for their students, what role afterschool programs play in education reform, how these programs are helping students become more career and college ready and engaged in learning, and more.
Edited by Terry K. Peterson, Ph.D., this seminal work features studies, reports, and commentaries by more than 100 thought leaders, including Eva Baker, UCLA Center for Education Research; Governor Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island; Milton Chen, George Lucas Education Foundation; Joe Davis, Florida AfterSchool Network; Carol McElvain, the American Institutes for Research (AIR); Delia Pompa, National Council of La Raza; Governor Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education; and Deborah Vandell, University of California, Irvine.
?Strategic investments in evaluation research over the past 15 years have yielded significant evidence that 21st Century Community Learning Centers?are essential for preparing young people for the future,? said Dr. Weiss. ?
In her article, ?Fifteen Years of Evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers: A Driver for Program Quality and Capacity in the Field,? Dr. Weiss examines the important role of evaluation in the field of expanded learning. The article explores how strategic investments in evaluation, particularly through the?21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, shed light on how afterschool and summer learning contribute to key academic and developmental outcomes. Evaluation can also identify how to create the high quality services that contribute to these positive outcomes.
?Afterschool and summer learning programs expand minds and opportunities for America?s kids,? said Dr. Peterson. ?Expanding Minds and Opportunities provides a window into how educators, schools, and communities are working together to provide opportunities, develop solutions, and break down barriers to student success. ?We hope that all those involved in education can use the research, best practices, and examples in this book to make their programs the best they can be to help more young people reach their maximum potential,? said Peterson.
Expanding Minds and Opportunities provides a variety of concrete, effective approaches to expand learning after school and during summers to serve more students.?
The book may be ordered through Amazon.com, and individual articles will be available for free download at http://www.expandinglearning.org/expandingminds.
ABOUT HARVARD FAMILY RESEARCH PROJECT
Since 1983, we have helped stakeholders develop and evaluate strategies to promote the well being of children, youth, families, and their communities.? We work primarily within three areas that support children?s learning and development?early childhood education, out-of-school time programming, and family and community support in education.? Underpinning all of our work is a commitment to evaluation for strategic decision making, learning, and accountability.
Building on our knowledge that schools alone cannot meet the learning needs of our children, we also focus national attention on complementary learning. Complementary learning is the idea that a systemic approach, which integrates school and nonschool supports, can better ensure that all children have the skills they need to succeed. Learn more about Harvard Family Research Project at www.hfrp.org.
ABOUT THE EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTERSCHOOL PROJECT
The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project is a 50-state initiative harnessing the power of networks and leaders to help schools and communities leverage the time beyond school to accelerate student achievement. A partnership of funders led by the C.S. Mott Foundation support the Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project. More information about the book and the project, as well as additional resources, can be found at http://www.expandinglearning.org.
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