Health

The latest news about student health, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

School cafeterias across the country are wrangling with the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which requires schools that want certain federal funds to serve smaller lunches with more fruits and vegetables and less protein and carbohydrates.
—Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot/AP-File

USDA Sifts Comments on School Vending Machines, 'A La Carte' Items

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is eyeing the nutritional content of foods sold in school apart from highly regulated lunches and breakfasts. (April 19, 2013)

Spotlight on the Flu and Schools

When fears of the H1N1 flu were in the air, schools were under more pressure than ever to get their crisis management plans in good order—and quickly, which is the focus of this Spotlight.

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Finding Common Ground Blog

05/17 09:44 am | N.Y. Chancellor Tisch Sends Conflicting Message to School Leaders | N.Y. State Chancellor Meryll Tisch wrote an article about how NY State cannot slow down the implementation of the Common Core but she sent a very conflicting message.

Schooled in Sports Blog

05/17 04:35 pm | Study Compares Facets, Shortcomings of States' Youth-Concussion Laws | A new study compares the slate of youth-concussion laws enacted between 2009 and 2012 to see where states stand to improve.<img ...

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When Cyberbullying Spills Into School
Much of students' social lives outside school takes place online, but bullying in cyberworld can have just as much of an impact as traditional face-to-face bullying.

PD Sourcebook

The Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook features a directory of courses, materials, and resources for teachers on:
• Health
• Physical Education

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Commentary
Eat Your Math
Like the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, math instruction requires a balanced and measured approach, writes Robert Kaplinsky.
June 5, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Push Back High School Start Times
The high school day should start later for public health and learning reasons, Terra Ziporyn Snider says.
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
Mass. Students Can Have Their Cake and Sell It, Too
“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.”
May 11, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Groups Offer Ways for Feds to Improve Student Well-Being
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.
May 11, 2012 | Updated: May 15, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Education and the Path to a Sexually Healthy Nation
Options for federally funded sex education programs must expand, four advocates write.
May 8, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
Why Bother With Recess?
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.
May 8, 2012 - Education Week
Districts Draw the Line on School Meal Debt
Faced with mounting debt from unpaid lunches, cash-strapped districts are starting to take action against nonpayers.
May 8, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: RECESS
Study Weighs Benefits of Organizing Recess
Researchers found that a structured approach to managing recess led to less bullying and more time for learning.
April 17, 2012 - Education Week
P.E. Found on Decline, Sports Opportunities Rising
But experts caution that the data from a federal survey were gathered before the bottom fell out of the nation's economy.
March 27, 2012 - Education Week
USDA Says Schools Can Opt Out of 'Pink Slime' in Lunch Program
In the wake of a controversy over the ingredient's use in ground beef products, the USDA has decided that schools can choose for themselves whether they want the ground beef they get from the federal government to contain pink slime or not.
March 15, 2012 - Education Week

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