National Grandparents Day

National Grandparents Day is a United States secular holiday celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day.

The establishment of this holiday began with Marian McQuade, who spearheaded a campaign for the establishment of an official holiday in honor of grandparents. In 1973 her efforts paid off, when Governor Arch Moore declared the first Grandparent's Day in West Virginia.

Later that year, Senator Jennings Randolph (D-WV) introduced a resolution in the United States Senate to make Grandparent's Day a national holiday. Five years later, Congress passed legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day and Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation.

PBS KIDS Ready to Learn

Past Ready To Learn initiative grants from the U.S. Department of Education have funded some of the country's most effective and beloved children's educational television programming. Award-winning Ready To Learn initiative programs like Sesame Street and Between the Lions have helped young children build the cognitive, problem solving, and social/emotional skills they need for school success.

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