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Wonder Bread Introduces The 7Wonders Of The USA Teacher Tour

IRVING, Texas -- Wonder® bread invites American families to nominate inspiring teachers in the 7Wonders of the USA Teacher Tour program, as part of its Wonder Honors America's Everyday Heroes campaign - a national search for ordinary people making extraordinary contributions to their families, communities or country.

The 7Wonders of the USA Teacher Tour honors American teachers who inspire a sense of wonder in their students, by giving teachers a chance to visit one of the 7Wonders of the USA to teach a class remotely. Wonder will present 25 tablet computers to the schools of the 7 winning teachers, and arrange for each teacher to provide an interactive educational experience to their students, via the tablet computers. 7Wonder locations span the country and include the Grand Canyon, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, New Orleans Jazz Park, Mt. Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the National Mall in Washington D.C., and Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii, the most active volcano in the U.S., which last erupted in 1983. Everyone who nominates a teacher can enter for a chance to win his or her own tablet computer and, for every nomination, Wonder will donate $1 to Teach For America, up to $10,000, to help grow a new generation of great teachers.

"As families prepare to go back to school, Wonder is honoring the teachers who teach our children to love learning," said Laura Pitlik, Director of Bread Marketing for the bakers of Wonder. "Generation after generation, teachers help prepare our children to take on the challenges of tomorrow and encourage them to do great things. And for 90 years, Wonder bread has been a staple for children in American households. As Wonder honors everyday heroes among us, we are proud to support the mission of Teach For America and the teachers who make a difference in the lives of so many."

"We are excited to partner with Wonder in recognizing teachers across the country who work hard to lead their students to academic and lifelong success," said Kyle Ridaught, vice president of national corporate partnerships for Teach For America. "Teach For America corps members work alongside other educators in low-income communities and become lifelong leaders committed to ensuring that all children have access to an excellent education."

To nominate a wonderful teacher, visit the 7Wonders of the USA website at www.7wondersoftheusa.com and tell Wonder how a teacher has influenced a child today. On the site, parents and kids can learn about each of the 7Wonders with fun facts and family-friendly activities. They can also learn more about how Teach For America promotes educational excellence and equity across the country. The deadline for nominations is October 24, 2011.

Child Support Interactive | Child Joint Custody

CSI’s mission is to help custodial and noncustodial parents through the Texas child support process and payments.

Once child support payment amounts are set by a court of law, both parents may use this service to: make payments, check the status of their case, change their address, request a payment history or request an income verification. The CSI service is part of the overall Child Support Program of the Office of the Attorney General.

The general Child Support Program can help parents with child support issues in many ways. It has services to help with: locating an absent parent, establishing paternity, establishing and enforcing child support orders, establishing and enforcing medical support orders, reviewing and adjusting support payments, and collecting and distributing payments.(Learn more about child support calculators and child support laws )

Besides these child support services the program also provides classes such as noncustodial parent involvement and shared parenting to help parents adjust to their new parenting situation.  Many of your questions may also be answered under their Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section where the state provides PDF files in both English and Spanish for many of the most common questions asked by parents.

If you pay child support payments and your income situation changes due to an event such as the loss of your job there is a calculator available online through the Child Support Program which can help you calculate if your case may qualify for a modification.

This Monthly Child Support Calculator is easy to use. You simply enter your income, any mandated medical support payments and your current child support payments. Based on a state supported algorithm the calculator will let you know if your case may be reviewed and modified.

It would then be up to you to petition the court, probably through your lawyer, to have your case reviewed and potentially modified based on your new situation.

The state of Texas provides numerous services for families of divorce. If you are newly divorced or have been divorced for years you owe it to yourself to check out their resources.

They even have an online worksheet to help you figure out how to survive a recession.

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