An agreement was reached this past spring with Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Cadbury Schweppes to eliminate all non-diet soda and other sugary drinks from most public school vending machines, unless they have a nutritious value, such as juice and low-fat milk. The voluntary agreement, that affects all of the Dallas schools, was brokered by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association. T...

Contrary to popular belief, speed reading is not mere magic. In fact, some good professional speed reading classes are available if you?re serious in enhancing your speed reading skills. Some classes could help you improve and develop your reading and comprehension skills. There are actually a lot of people out there who think they are able to speed-read; but when you ask them a question about what they?ve read, they can?t actually get the answer right. Speed reading is no...

On the evening of August 31, a meeting was held for the parents, students, teachers, staff, business partners, and other community members of McReynolds Middle School, a member of the Houston schools that is located on the east side of the city. Hundreds of people filled the school?s auditorium, leaving standing room only. McReynolds, along with Houston schools Kashmere and Sam Houston, will be closed next spring, if they do not improve their state rankings. McReynolds has...

Last month, I wrote in an article about Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposing a legislative bill to take control of the Los Angeles schools (see Los Angeles Schools Strongly Opposed to Takeover by Mayor Villaraigosa). Reform Bill 1381 passed the state legislature at the end of August, with some changes. Villaraigosa, who portrayed himself as the one person who could make a success of the Los Angeles schools system, instead must share control of the school system...

The Philadelphia schools need to improve the effectiveness and diversity of their teacher workforce. Currently, 85 percent of their students are African American, Latino and Asian, but they have only 38 percent teachers of color. After discussions initiated by Congressman Chaka Fattah with School Reform Commissioner Sandra Dungee Glenn, Philadelphia schools? secretary of education, President and CEO Dr. Sharon Robinson of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Ed...

The nation's x-ray technician schools must be able to scale quickly in order to meet the growing demand for qualified x-ray specialists in today?s hot job market. Experts believe the marketplace for x-ray techs will grow more quickly than the national average, given the increasing demand on our healthcare system as baby boomers continue to age, and as diagnostic imaging continues to improve so rapidly. Despite an increasing interest in sonography, the use of radiographic meth...

You want to go to college or university. You want to get a fantastic, well-paying job. In the meantime, however, you are stuck with a bill for thousands of dollars. Where are you going to get the money? Get a Scholarship You can get scholarships for many different things. Some scholarships are available through academic achievement. Other scholarships are available for sports. Some schools offer you scholarships simply for attending. Sometimes you have to search for sch...

School quality is one of the most important factors that parents consider when determining where to buy a home, condominium or townhouse. In the past, it was difficult to evaluate the quality of schools because no consistent evaluation standards existed between states, and sometimes between counties within a state. However, federal legislation such as No Child Left Behind (passed in 2002) sought to remedy this situation. But even before 2002, some states anticipated the need ...

Bette Davis once said, ?Old age is no place for sissies.? Evidently, high levels of human growth hormone, also known as simply growth hormone (GH), also shy away from old age. When we are young, our bodies naturally produce the GH from childhood into early adulthood. This hormone is produced in the pituitary gland and influences our energy, fat-burning ability, desires, libido, skin, muscles, and other attributes of our body. Human growth hormone (HGH) is the man-made horm...

Teaching the English language to a non english speaking person can be exciting and interesting. If this is of interest to you, consider traveling to other countries to teach. It is generally preferred for the English teacher to be a native English speaker. Here are some common terms you should familiarize yourself with: Before you excitedly answer any employment ads you should learn the meaning of commonly used terms as well as recommendations for working locally or ...