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  • Who Is Teaching Our Teachers?

    Who Is Teaching Our Teachers? (345) (NewsUSA) - When schools are challenged with insufficient funds, outdated infrastructure and a wide gap in achievement levels between low-income and high-income families, the weight of responsibility falls heavily on educators. But who is educating our teachers?...
  • 5 Math Games to Overcome Algebra Woes

    5 Math Games to Overcome Algebra Woes (404) (NewsUSA) - The votes are in: parents would rather teach their children how to drive or educate them about alcohol and drug abuse than help with algebra homework. But parents aren't alone in their terror of polynomial equations -- 8th- and 9th-graders su...
  • For Healthy Babies, Yum-Factor Matters

    For Healthy Babies, Yum-Factor Matters (353) (NewsUSA) - Taste matters when it comes to baby food.Erin Jarvis was getting desperate. Her 7-month-old daughter Autumn simply wasn't eating any store-bought food. Like so many moms and dads, Jarvis was worried her baby wasn't getting the nutrition need...
  • The Great Flavored Milk Debate

    The Great Flavored Milk Debate (384) (NewsUSA) - A great debate has been building for the past five years in school districts across the country: Is flavored milk contributing to childhood obesity, and should it be taken out of schools? Facts, research and experts say no. Flavored milk contains th...
  • Balance Technology With Outdoor Play Time for Healthier Kids

    Balance Technology With Outdoor Play Time for Healthier Kids (449) (NewsUSA) - Many children are too busy tweeting to go outside and hear a real tweet. Kids today spend an average of seven hours per day using electronic media but only four to seven minutes outside in unstructured outdoor play time...