Month: February 2016

The Biz-Ness of Going to College

Air Date: 2/16/16 Beth Gelles, partner in Acceptance Ahead, Inc., an educational consulting firm that specializes in college counseling, and Sean Quinn, NYC-based Director of Programs for ArborBridge, a tutoring company that offers one-on-one SAT and ACT instruction to students around the world, will discuss the “Biz-Ness of Going to College.” Who tries to get into college, what does it take to even get there and how, exactly, do parents help their children accomplish this?

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The State of Adoption in the US

Air Date: 2/02/16 – Today we’re talking about “The State of Adoption in the US” with one of the most preeiminent voices in this field. Adam Pertman is the President and Founder of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency, a unique “one-stop” organization that provides information, resources, education, training, consulting and advocacy designed to improve the lives of children, families and the professionals who serve them. Adam discusses the trends of adoption during the past 50 years; the myths, truths and stats about it all. Is this path to parenthood growing in popularity or decreasing amid (lack of) regulations and bad press?

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