Banning Sodas At School Not Enough, Say Experts

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Although children are not buying sugary drinks at school because of state bans, their overall consumption of such beverages does not seem to have dropped, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine after carrying out a study involving nearly seven thousand ...

FDA: Moldy applesauce repackaged for school lunches

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Snokist Growers of Yakima, Wash., is facing Food and Drug Administration scrutiny for failing to ensure safety of moldy applesauce reprocessed for human consumption. Find more info about FDA: Moldy applesauce repackaged for school lunches photos videos pictures. read more

FDA: Moldy applesauce repackaged by school lunch supplier

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Snokist Growers of Yakima, Wash., is facing Food and Drug Administration scrutiny for failing to ensure safety of moldy applesauce reprocessed for human consumption. Find more info about FDA: Moldy applesauce repackaged by school lunch supplier photos videos pictures. read more

Poverty-Related Stress Affects Readiness For School

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates. That's the finding from a new study by scientists at Pennsylvania State University, New York University, and the University of North Carolina ...

Cantor Cancels Wharton School Speech Amid Plans for Protest

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor canceled a speech today at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where anti-Wall Street protesters had planned to gather outside. Find more info about Cantor Cancels Wharton School Speech Amid Plans for Protest photos videos pictures. read more