Kid researchers school docs on candy, meds mix-ups

Monday, October 17th, 2011

A pair of  Cincinnati seventh-graders wanted to find out whether students and adults could tell medicine apart from candy for a school science fair. But their finding is reaching a much larger audience - it's being presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics national conference. Find more info about Kid researchers ...

Kid researchers school docs on candy, meds confusion

Monday, October 17th, 2011

A pair of  Cincinnati seventh-graders wanted to find out whether students and adults could tell medicine apart from candy for a school science fair. But their finding is reaching a much larger audience - it's being presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics national conference. Find more info about Kid researchers ...

Obama Says Better Public School System Key to Economic Recovery

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

President Barack Obama said improving the nation’s public schools is crucial to the U.S.’s economic recovery as he highlighted his decision to let states sidestep the No Child Left Behind law by raising education standards. Find more info about Obama Says Better Public School System Key to Economic Recovery photos videos ...

Kids who live with smokers miss more school

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Children whose parents smoke tend to miss more school than their classmates with non-smoking parents — possibly because of a higher rate of respiratory infections, a new study suggests. Find more info about Kids who live with smokers miss more school photos videos pictures. read more

New Study Findings Reveal US High School Science Standards In Genetics Are ‘Inadequate’

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

A new study by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), the country's leading genetics scientific society, found that more than 85 percent of states have genetics standards that are inadequate for preparing America's high school students for future participation in a society and health care system that are certain ...