School districts in Iowa were more likely to adopt COVID-19 mask mandates if they had a strong teachers union, according to a study in the August issue of the journal Health Affairs. The new study suggests teachers unions may play a crucial role in ensuring that COVID-19 recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
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India national school meal program linked to improved growth in children of beneficiaries
Women who received free meals in primary school have children with improved linear growth, according to a new study by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). India is home to the highest number of undernourished children and the largest school feeding program in the world—the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme—yet long-term program benefits […]
Giroir calls for kids to return to school, predicts 'more herd immunity' by summer
Giroir: Americans can expect ‘more normal’ conditions by summer Former Trump White House Coronavirus Task Force member discusses what’s next in pandemic on ‘The Story’ Americans will likely see life begin to return to normal this summer as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline, former Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir told “The […]
AHA News: Puerto Rico School Relies on Holistic Methods to Teach, Inspire
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Justo Méndez Arámburu’s idea to start a nonprofit alternative school in Puerto Rico came to him in a dream. His 15-year-old daughter, Ana Mercedes, who had died in a car accident a few months earlier, appeared to him and encouraged him to open a school. “How […]
School HPV vaccine policies could result in higher vaccination rates, reduction in cancers
A UCLA-led study has found that in two of three states and jurisdictions with policies that require students entering school to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine, vaccination rates among 13-to-17-year-olds were significantly higher than in surrounding states without such policies. In Rhode Island, the vaccination rate among adolescents was 91%, compared with an average of […]
Barely bearable: schools and day care centers back in the circle Gütersloh
Elena narrow Horst climbing the tears in the eyes. Your son plays at a water. The five-year-old bounces his rubber boots. In addition, the baby carriage with the other son. “The Big one was only a week back in the day-care centre, and in the evening, when falling Asleep, he asked me what will happen […]
Baccalaureate in Hamburg: the schools of the Corona-rules
You can see in the Video: Abitur examinations in Hamburg – the schools of the Corona-rules. Under strict rules of hygiene have begun on Tuesday at Hamburg high schools and district schools, the written Abitur examinations. On the first day, it was time for 2300 students exams in the subject politics-society-economy. On Wednesday, it continues […]
It's Here, Guys: School Districts Across the Country Are Closing for Coronavirus
Parents have been anticipating this news for days, if not weeks: School districts across the country are closing to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. On Wednesday, Seattle Public Schools became the latest, and one of the largest, districts to announce that students, faculty, and staff need to stay home. “Closing schools is […]
Kick Off 2019 School Year With Plantable Pencils and More Must-Haves
Hitting the halls in style! There’s no better way to kick off a new school year than with the perfect back-to-school products. Whether the little one in your life is heading into preschool or finishing off junior high, find age-appropriate books, school supplies and more of the best buys on the list below. Bloom Owl, […]
Student branded an ‘idiot’ for INJECTING religious books into his legs
High school student is branded an ‘idiot’ after ‘translating The Book of Genesis and part of the Koran into a DNA sequence’ that he INJECTED into his body Adrien Locatelli, from Grenoble in France, did the DIY experiment by himself He translated religious passages into DNA code to build proteins which he made His left […]