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Students: Just Say No to Dissection
Every year millions of students around the United States dissect animals with no regard as to where that animal came from or how it suffered. Although the dissections are for learning purposes, does t…
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Stop Bullying: In Memory of Amanda
I feel compelled today to write about bullying after reading the tragic story of Amanda Todd, a beautiful girl from Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada who committed suicide after being bullied and abused by k…
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Back to School Bliss!
By Mallika Chopra Have to admit — the happiest person in my house right now may just be me. Just the thought of school starting next week brings a smile to my face — oh, how wonderful it will be…
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Preschool on the DL: How the Pre-K Squeeze is Impacting Everything
If you live in New York City, or at this point any city with 1 million plus people competitively vying for the withering dream of urban living for the entire family, you are likely well acquainted wit…
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5 Ways to Clean Up the Air at School
by Katy Farber, Moms Clean Air Force School is in full swing now. I have been pretending that it isn’t really happening because I know, as a teacher, once I go back, I hit the ground r…
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7 Healthier Ideas for School Fundraisers
By Carmen Staicer - Chief Mom at DietsInReview.com Chocolate bars. Take-and-bake pizza and cookies. Popcorn. Lollipops. Candy canes. Candied nuts. The list of typical school fundraisers goes on and…
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Girl Discovers The Importance Of Eating Organic (video)
A young girl named Elise, made a remarkable discovery during a simple science experiment. She wanted to see how long it would take for a sweet potato to grow a vine. Elise waited and watched for weeks…
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Is “Redshirting” Worth the Wait?
Talk to any invested parent and they will say that they want to give their child as much of an advantage as possible. For many, this means extracurricular classes, lessons, educational iPad games, wha…
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An Eco-Wish For Graduates
My son graduated college last weekend. Sitting in the audience among a newly-minted sea of graduates and their families, I listened to speaker after speaker impart pearls of wisdom to the graduates. T…
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Pain in the Class: The Ergonomics of the Classroom Desk
Close to a decade ago, when I worked in a cubicle-littered office along with a few dozen other fledgling journalists, an ergonomics expert paid us an obligatory visit. This came after many of us, wh…
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