NY Times City Room reports on the DOE plans to expand its citywide elementary talented-and-gifted programs beyond Manhattan with two new schools opening up in Sept. 2009 in Brooklyn and Queens and plans for programs in Staten Island and the Bronx in 2010.  Check out Inside Schools Blog for more details.

The Daily News gives tips on how parents can talk to kids about the economy while Gawker takes pleasure in reporting on Wall Street wives and moms who are scaling back.

Honest and moving piece on miscarriage in the NY Times that sheds some light on a topic that is usually hushed and gives some really good advice about how to talk to friends who have miscarried.

What's in a name?  Amy Poehler didn't make it to SNL this week cause she was busy giving birth to a baby boy who she named Archie.  Sarah Palin is bummed cause she didn't get to use her next crazy name, Zamboni.  It's the ultimate in hockey mom names (in case you forgot, a Zamboni is that machine that cleans ice skating rinks).  If you don't believe me, read it for yourself in People Magazine.  Plus, NYC releases its list of most popular NYC baby names for 2007.