Baseball can teach education a lesson

Ed Source - Arun Ramanathan "I wish that discussions of [...]

July 2nd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Sports, Statistics, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Physical Activity Primes Children’s Brains For Academic Excellence, Finds Study

Medical Daily - Lecia Bushak "By now, researchers have pretty [...]

June 28th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Athletics, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Fitness, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Physical activity builds stronger bones, even in children with genetic risk

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Exercise, particularly high-impact activity, builds [...]

June 25th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What parents should know about kids’ sports nutrition

The Des Moines Register - Lori Graff "Baseball, softball, soccer, [...]

June 6th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Food, Learning, News, Nutrition, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Facts That Show the Dismal State of School Exercise Programs

Time - Alice Park "The latest report from health experts [...]

April 11th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Fitness, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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It’s March Madness! Why We Should Teach STEM with Sports

Getting Smart - Blair Blackwell "For students across America who [...]

April 4th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Athletics, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Sports, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Opportunity follows kids who know how to negotiate

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Negotiation is a part of [...]

January 25th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, ability, Active Learning, Adolescence, Adults, Athletics, Behavior, Child Development, Education, Family, Goals, Independence, Juliann Talkington, Leadership, Negotiating, Parenting, Parents, Performance, School|Tags: Education, School|

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Inside the schools fighting childhood obesity with fitness

The Guardian - Rebecca Ratcliffe "Tackling childhood obesity is a [...]

January 19th, 2016|Categories: Accountability, Athletics, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Finland, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids’ sports injuries in the emergency department on the rise

Reuters - Kathryn Doyle "The number of U.S. kids ages [...]

January 9th, 2016|Categories: Accountability, Athletics, Child Development, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Healthcare, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Sports, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Youth hockey concussions similar to other contact sports

Reuters - Lisa Rapaport "Concussion rates in youth hockey may [...]

January 9th, 2016|Categories: Accountability, Athletics, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, News, Sports, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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