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Junk food widely available at U.S. elementary schools despite anti-obesity push
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Len WIS...3 days ago
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Nearly half of elementary school children can buy junk food at school, a trend that contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic and underscores the need for federal regulation of school snacks,....
Lawmakers delay hearing on school trans fat ban
Source: blogs.riverfron Posted By: Valerie MAY...7 days ago
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The nation's leanest state is taking its sweet time as it considers a proposal aimed at getting junk food out of schools. A Colorado House committee was expected to discuss a bill that represents....
Source: svherald.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...9 days ago
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Apple has once again changed the landscape of technology but this time instead of creating new devices they have focused on education. Last week, Apple introduced iBooks 2, iBooks Author and....
Pennsylvania school district bans fur-lined boots
Source: Fox News Posted By: Brandy ROS...14 days ago
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A suburban Philadelphia middle school's ban on a popular type of fur-lined boots isn't about fashion, it's about cellphones. Pottstown Middle School parents were informed of the new ban on....
iPad a solid education tool, study reports
Source: CNN Posted By: Anna CEC...18 days ago
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More and more schools are jumping on the digital bandwagon and adopting iPads for daily use in the classroom. Apple's education-related announcements last week will no doubt bolster the trend,....
What Will Apple Reveal at Thursday's Education Event?
Source: pcmag.com Posted By: Hilmer JOS...23 days ago
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Apple is making an "education announcement" this Thursday at New York City's Guggenheim Museum, but what exactly is the company revealing? Since the company sent out invitations for the event....
Study: More headphone-wearing walkers hit by cars
Source: content.usatoda Posted By: Brandy ROS...24 days ago
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The iPod generation is finding itself in harm's way when it comes to listening to music while taking city strolls. As iPods and other personal music devices has proliferated, so have deaths and....
High school freshman shot by senior on campus
Source: heraldsun.com.a Posted By: Gigi DUG...30 days ago
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Warren Lewis, an 18-year-old senior at North Forest High School, about 21km northeast of downtown Houston, allegedly shot the ninth-grader in an upstairs hallway of the school, myFOXhouston.com....
Is Career Education the Perfect Stock for 2012?
Source: fool.com Posted By: Melody DIC...32 days ago
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Every investor would love to stumble upon the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that provides everything you could possibly want? One thing's for sure: You'll never discover....
Six Ohio Education Stories to Watch in 2012
Source: stateimpact.npr Posted By: Jacky SIL...44 days ago
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1. School funding. School funding. School funding. Look for a new K-12 school funding model from Columbus in the first part of 2012. The previous model was scrapped in 2011, with the promise....
Justin Bieber Goes to School, Gives Christmas Surprise!
Source: celebs.gather.c Posted By: anny JOS...52 days ago
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Justin Bieber went back to school! Bieber stopped in to a Las Vegas, Nevada elementary school and gave the kids an amazing gift...a concert of his new Christmas music and a hefty donation to....
Student gets 21 years for shooting gay classmate
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: anny JOS...52 days ago
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The father of a gay Oxnard junior high school student spilled his rage in a Ventura courtroom Monday, telling the convicted killer that he could not forgive him for shooting his son "with the....
Scholastic profit up 11% on education tech sales
Source: Market Watch Posted By: Renee HIC...57 days ago
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Scholastic Corp.'s /quotes/zigman/77704/quotes/nls/schl SCHL +1.86% fiscal second-quarter profit rose 11% as the children's book publisher saw improved revenue in its educational technology and....
An Education Leader Retires to Accolades for Her Work
Source: bradenton.patch Posted By: Len WIS...59 days ago
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Assistant Manatee County Superintendent of Schools Lynette Edwards bowed out Monday night, after 13 years over curriculum and student instruction and 32 years in the system. Her retirement....
Universities block triple-X domain names
Source: USA Today Posted By: Bailey COS...60 days ago
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Universities have gotten into an unlikely business: buying .xxx website addresses. Universities and companies are scrambling to buy up new .xxx domains. Julia Schmalz, USA TODAY ....
Academic rates don't tell complete story for UConn basketball
Source: greenwichtime.c Posted By: JohnW 61 days ago
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You know the NCAA commercial that airs annually during March Madness? It's a 30-second montage of athletes training for various sports -- swimming, track, basketball, football -- ending with....
Citadel deals with fallout from sex abuse claim; experts say college’s actions fairly typical
Source: Washington Post Posted By: JohnW 61 days ago
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At The Citadel, a storied bastion of Southern heritage, a barracks plaque enshrines a quote from Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee: “Duty is the sublimest word in the English language.” Now the....
Gingrich Says Trump Agrees to Create School 'Apprenticeships' Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Johnnie RIM...66 days ago
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said after meeting this morning with Donald Trump that the New York-based real estate developer has agreed to create 10 apprenticeships to help....
East Bay mom says her film is sparking education reform nationwide
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Barba RAM...67 days ago
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With her groundbreaking documentary "Race to Nowhere," Vicki Abeles has become the catalyst for a reform movement focused on reducing stress in students' lives and making education meaningful. "I'm....
Counseling student says she was punished by state university in Ga. for views on homosexuality
Source: Washington Post Posted By: JohnW 72 days ago
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An attorney for a graduate school counseling student told federal judges in Atlanta on Tuesday that the student’s First Amendment rights were violated when professors at a Georgia university....
