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Illinois Still Has an All Kids Medicaid Program

Every state has a portion of their Medicaid program that provides children who come from low-income families with health insurance coverage. In some states, this is part of the main Medicaid program. Other states will call it CHIP. In Illinois, the program is called All Kids. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide individuals and families who are low-income with health insurance coverage. In other words, it helps people who cannot afford to buy health insurance from a private company to have access to health care. Medicaid is funded by both … Continue reading →

Preparing for Your Primary Program

I can’t believe that another year has come for us to do a primary program. Last year, it was the first time I had ever written a primary program. But, this year, I am excited for the program, and can’t wait to see what the kids are going to do. We started by organizing all of our songs. We are sticking to the songs listed in the outline for the year with just a few changes. Our songs that we are going to sing are: As a Child of God (which is our new song for the year) Choose the … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – June 24 – 30, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a quick summary of each of the blogs that were posted here in the past seven days. It makes it easier for you to find out about the ones that you might have missed. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on June 25, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday”. The episode was called “Planes, Patience, and Slightly Kid-Friendlier Security”. This is a good one to listen to for parents who will be traveling by plane with their children this … Continue reading →

Special Education Funds Not Spent on Special Ed Program

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When a company receives funding that is earmarked to be used for a special education program, it is expected that it spends the money to improve its special education program. Some companies in New York, however, instead chose to spend the funding on salary, rent, and a vacation home in the Poconos. In New York, the state comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, is in the process of conducting a total of 18 audits of the preschool special education program. The system is set up in a way that relies almost entirely on private contractors, who come from for-profit companies. A school, … Continue reading →

New eBook: Blog Design on a Dime

Jacinda, author of Growing Home released an eBook on Wednesday called Blog Design on a Dime. This book is relevant to every blogger from the beginner to the experienced. If you want to make a great looking and professional blog that is uniquely you but have no HTML or CSS experience then this book will be a tremendous resource for you. If you hired a designer you will want this book for any graphic needs you have from eBook covers to an updated blog button. Fear not, my dear bloggers, this book does not require you to purchase expensive software. … Continue reading →

Much Needed Inspiration

This past Sunday in Primary, I became really frustrated. It seems that the past two weeks, the kids have been so irreverent. Obviously, this is something that every primary president probably has to deal with, but I was feeling so frustrated by it after primary that I spent a long time speaking to my counselors about what we can do to increase the reverence in primary. Luckily, we have General Conference this next weekend that will definitely yield some inspiration and guidance, and hopefully give the spiritual energy to tackle such a problem! The kids just seemed to be wiggly, … Continue reading →

Online Educational Program: BigIQKids.com

Product: Big IQkids.com Age Level: K-8th grade Format: Online Learning Program Price: Free through Premium Programs What is BigIQKids.com? (From the site.) BigIQkids.com presents a unique learning method designed to help each child develop the skills needed to perform to his/her full potential. Our award winning programs are designed for students in grades K-adults and promote spelling efficiency, vocabulary building, math fact mastery and US geography knowledge via multimedia reinforcement and independent learning. We offer both FREE spelling, math, vocabulary, U.S. states programs and spelling and vocabulary games. What does my family think? I have been familiar with the company … Continue reading →

Home Business Spotlight: Blogger

I would be remiss to look at various types of writing jobs and not address becoming a blogger. We may not think this can be a salary earner but you really can make money blogging. However at the same time we need to be realistic and understand that you won’t be able to retire early as a blogger. Most bloggers do it for free and do it for fun. We enjoy sharing with the rest of the world. This reminds me of one of my favorite movies, “Julie and Julia.” It’s the true story of a woman named Julie Powell … Continue reading →

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware Denies Needed Tests

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is in trouble for denying customers coverage for certain kinds of high-tech imaging tests. They have been using a company called MedSolutions in order to lower their costs. Delaware’s Department of Insurance says that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware has broken the law by refusing to pay for these kinds of tests. It seems to me that whenever I read a news article that involves Blue Cross Blue Shield, or any combination of that name, it is not a story praising the good things that the insurance company has done. It doesn’t even … Continue reading →

Expert Connect Program at Ancestry.com Closing Soon

The Expert Connect program that has been a part of the Ancestry.com website is about to come to an end. This news comes as a shock to the genealogists who were taking part in the program, especially since the program has only been around since March of 2009. Ancestry.com is one of the most popular genealogy websites, with millions of members who use the website to do genealogy research, and to build their family tree. The Expert Connect project was designed so that a member of Ancestry.com could connect with an expert genealogist, and hire that genealogist to help them … Continue reading →