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President's Day is Monday

Monday is President's Day. A good day to take a look at what our past great leaders have done for us. Check out Barnes & Noble to find some book suggestions to share with your students. From George Washington to Barack Obama, you can find a book about any and all of our country's presidents.

Tablet Storage Cart

Did you get a special grant for iPads to use in your classroom?

If so, good for you!!! You are among the lucky ones using forward thinking and new technology in today's classroom. Well, you worked hard and got the prize, now you need to protect those prized iPads from damage and theft.

Hamilton-Buhl has just introduced a new storage cart specifically for tablets and iPads. It can hold up to 30, charge them, keep them cool, and lock to protect them when not in use. See full features and special sale price here.

February is Black History Month

Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.

Valentine Sweets for your Sweetie!

Candy Bar Fudge

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 30 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 cups salted peanuts
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Cooking Instructions

1. Grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan.
2. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, cocoa powder, brown sugar and milk. Microwave until mixture boils. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Pour into prepared pan.
3. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave caramels and water until caramels melt. Stir in peanuts. Spread mixture over chocolate layer.
4. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine semisweet and milk chocolate chips; microwave until melted. Spread over caramel layer. Chill for 2 hours, or until firm.

The Federal Government is now in the Supper Business

While breakfast and lunch programs have long been a common part of the school day, all states now have the opportunity to serve students free after-school suppers, too, with the money for the meals coming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

As part of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids legislation passed in 2010, the federal government is now in the supper business, budgeting $641 million over 10 years to make sure children in the nation's ever-growing poor pockets get one more balanced meal a day.

The reauthorized Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, championed by the first lady, extends to all states the federal reimbursement for school suppers, a program initially limited to Illinois, 12 other states and the District of Columbia.

Funding is available to schools in areas where more than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, under federal poverty guidelines. If a school meets the poverty threshold (currently a family of four living on an annual income of $28,665 or less), all students in afternoon programs get a free supper.