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MomsRising.org

The Presidential Debates missed focusing on the job held by 155 million Americans: parenting. Way before a worker’s first paycheck, parents are the front line to achieve the much-touted goal of developing a workforce with the skills and savvy to keep America competitive and leading in the global economy. How well parents are supported in raising their children will have more impact on the strength of our future workforce than most “job-related” decisions the next President will make.

Wendy Lazarus and Laurie Lipper pose five questions that the candidates should have answered—and still can.

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TCP Gaming Paper Encourages Gaming Industry Towards Philanthropy

The Washington Post

An article highlighting the VirtuallyGood4Kids (VG4K) inititative encouraging  the gaming "industry to provide parents and their kids with more opportunities to direct the money they spend on virtual purchases toward fundraising causes."

Learn more about VirtuallyGood4Kids.

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Our Latest on Internet and 21st Century Skills

  • Wendy Lazarus on School-based Digital Education for Parents
    on November 07, 2012
  • Wendy Lazarus on Social Gaming and Child Poverty
    on September 27, 2012
  • TCP Gaming Paper Encourages Gaming Industry Towards Philanthropy
    on September 26, 2012
  • Study Cites Opportunities for Social Gaming to Improve Kids' Lives
    on September 18, 2012
  • Can Game Companies Help America's Children?
    on September 18, 2012
  • VirtuallyGood4Kids™
    on June 05, 2012
  • Empowering Parents Through Technology
    on October 01, 2010
  • School-Based Telehealth: An Innovative Approach to Meet the Health Care Needs of California Children
    on September 01, 2009
  • School2Home Program Brief
    on March 02, 2009
  • Improving Health Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: The Role of Electronic Record Systems
    on October 01, 2008
  • Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children
    on April 01, 2008
  • Meeting the Health Care Needs of California's Children: The Role of Telemedicine
    on March 01, 2008
 

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DO YOU KNOW?

47% of children with family incomes under $25,000 live in a household with a computer compared with 97% of children with family incomes of at least $100,000. (Source: www.census.gov)


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