Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators http://www.edweek.org/ Sun, 27 May 2012 11:05:35 -0400 EducationWeekHealthhttp://feedburner.google.com Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/BOVpD5vvy5g/32report-4.h31.html While teenage birthrates in the United States have declined 44 percent since 1990, they remain higher than rates in other developed countries.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/BOVpD5vvy5g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32report-4.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/23/32report-4.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/FTBCe_u5EZY/31brief-7.h31.html Schools should become a major focal point for preventing the spread of obesity in the United States, suggests a new report.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/FTBCe_u5EZY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31brief-7.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31brief-7.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/ljAJ9iZjJys/31brief-2.h31.html A report from the Southern Regional Education Board shows an increase in the number of children living in poverty in the board's 16 member states.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/ljAJ9iZjJys" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31brief-2.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31brief-2.h31.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/WekVxGlTApU/31snider.h31.html The high school day should start later for public health and learning reasons, Terra Ziporyn Snider says.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/WekVxGlTApU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31snider.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/16/31snider.h31.html Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/hjFfMw_4EOw/31mct_mabakesale.h31.html “We’re liberating bake sales,” Senate President Therese Murray proclaimed , “It’s so silly. Imagine banning bake sales? It’s bureaucracy gone a little crazy.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/hjFfMw_4EOw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/11/31mct_mabakesale.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/11/31mct_mabakesale.h31.html Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/6UOuDRtUIMg/31health.h31.html Recommendations include appointing new federal staff members to shepherd school health efforts and undoing Medicaid red tape so schools can be reimbursed for health services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/6UOuDRtUIMg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/11/31health.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/11/31health.h31.html Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/nfIQYmvzaWM/30report-6.h31.html A new study finds that children who are bullied are up to three times more likely to harm themselves through the age of 12.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/nfIQYmvzaWM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30report-6.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30report-6.h31.html Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/wj7_zJd1HME/30brief-1.h31.html New proposed rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture establish what school districts must do to ensure schools are serving meals that meet federal nutrition requirements.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/wj7_zJd1HME" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30brief-1.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30brief-1.h31.html Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/ICBYjOS38uA/30meals_ep.h31.html Faced with mounting debt from unpaid lunches, cash-strapped districts are starting to take action against nonpayers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/ICBYjOS38uA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30meals_ep.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30meals_ep.h31.html Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/hgjpYy96sz4/30elder.h31.html Recess is a valuable component of a child's time in school, a time when students can collect themselves, recharge their batteries, and challenge themselves in a different setting.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/hgjpYy96sz4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30elder.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30elder.h31.html Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/SW9ipjnqGGU/30hauser.h31.html Options for federally funded sex education programs must expand, four advocates write.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/SW9ipjnqGGU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30hauser.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/05/09/30hauser.h31.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/1-Vfw-nfvMc/28report-5.h31.html The percentage of schools teaching about sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy prevention was significantly lower in 11 states than it was two years earlier.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/1-Vfw-nfvMc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/18/28report-5.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/18/28report-5.h31.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/yIvNggrvu_E/28report-3.h31.html Since 1991, the rate at which teenagers give birth has dropped by 44 percent, according to a data brief.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/yIvNggrvu_E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/18/28report-3.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/18/28report-3.h31.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/zpUOePw0rTU/28recess_ep.h31.html Researchers found that a structured approach to managing recess led to less bullying and more time for learning.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/zpUOePw0rTU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/17/28recess_ep.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/17/28recess_ep.h31.html Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~3/gWMaKv8ML6A/27brief-1.h31.html New estimates show that one in 88 American children has been identified as having autism spectrum disorder, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekHealth/~4/gWMaKv8ML6A" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/04/27brief-1.h31.html Health http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/04/27brief-1.h31.html