Related NewsMotorcycle Injuries Jump For Victorian Kids And Teens, Australia (Medical News Today)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:16:40 GMT
To reduce the increasing number of children and adolescents having motorcycle accidents in Victoria, legislation needs to be changed and more education strategies need to be put in place, according to a research paper published in the latest issue of Medical Journal of Australia.
More... Spring Grove teens get deal, keep licenses (Northwest Herald)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:19:04 GMT
Not only will some of the teens charged with underage drinking at a February barn party in Spring Grove be able to drive this summer, but the charges they face also might be dismissed in October.
More... Pa. students enrolling in online gym classes (Centre Daily Times)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:55:59 GMT
Hundreds of teens in the Pittsburgh region are taking cyber gym courses, despite critics who say there is no substitute for real physical education classes.
More... The kids are out of school with time on their hands; here's our picks of great summertime books to help nurture their ... (San Jose Mercury News)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:45:06 GMT
In their eagerness to make enthusiastic readers out of our kids, schools have turned reading into something of a forced march.
More... 'Virtual' gym class appeals to many, OK with state (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:13:04 GMT
Teaching physical education over the Internet may sound counterintuative, but hundreds of teens in the region are enrolled in cyber gym classes, either through e-Cademy, a program offered by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, or through cyber charter schools.
More... Unsung heroes: Mission - to keep 'mischief' kids on the right path (The New Zealand Herald)Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:40:15 GMT
Tania Green sees her share of Whakatane's troubled teens. The physical education relief teacher also sees their potential being unlocked, through a net, a court and a stitched ball.
More... EDITORIAL I: Teens need much more guidance (The Herald Bulletin)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:27 GMT
The startling story from Gloucester, Mass., last week spoke volumes about the state of teenage psyches in America. According to Joseph Sullivan, principal at Gloucester High School, 17 sophomore girls entered a pact to become pregnant.
More... Parents, schools share blame for unfit teens (Galveston County Daily News)Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:49:40 GMT
Fitness experts say they are not surprised by the results of a statewide fitness test showing that public school students are overwhelmingly unhealthy.
More... Local teens to attend air academy (The Lufkin Daily News)Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:07:51 GMT
By the time they are 14 most teenagers are counting down the days until they can get their driver's license and hit the road. But two local teenagers have developed a passion for a different kind of transportation.
More... State middle (Garden City Telegram)Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:35:54 GMT
Kansas teens fare pretty well in certain criteria, like levels of high school dropouts, measured by a recently released national report. But the statistics aren't as positive for infants.
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