Detecting Dyslexia
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Not being able to read stinks, just ask any of the up to 1 in 5 students who live with dyslexia. Lizzy D., a local student with dyslexia, remembers asking her mom, “Why am I not as smart as my classmates?” Dyslexia has nothing to do with being smart.... Read full article
East Baton Rouge Parish Library Announces New PR Coordinator
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Announcing Micki Talbot as EBRPL PR Coordinator... Read full article
Dad at School is Cool: Watch D.O.G.S. at Mayfair Lab School
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Once his children entered elementary school, each year he thought, “Somebody should start that Watch D.O.G.S. program. Somebody should really do that.” But, nothing happened.... Read full article
The Life of a Single Mom
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For Maggio, the founder of The Life of a Single Mom (TLSM), the burning desire in her heart to give back to single moms motivated her to start a small group of single moms out of her home. ... Read full article
Daniel Thompson
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Daniel Thompson is a great chef, and an even better dad. When he is not cooking dinner for his family, he is taking on catering events and selling his own dips, chicken salad, and other delicious foods in Baton Rouge. He has stressed the importance o... Read full article
The Bella Bowman Foundation
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On the first day of 2011, after months of unexplained illness, Trey and Kim Bowman were told that their daughter, Bella, was diagnosed with an ependymoma brain tumor. Bella’s doctors determined that surgery, followed by several months of radiation tr... Read full article
Manners of the Heart
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She began going to lunch, armed with red paper napkins and silly puppets with spaghetti-filled mouths, to teach the children basic table manners, how to write thank-you notes, and how to have respect for one another.... Read full article
A New High School Experience in Baton Rouge
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Baton Rouge has never seen a school like the new Lee Magnet High School. The campus itself looks like a film set of a community college. ... Read full article