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Vol. 7, Is. 8  
August 2 , 2006

Scouting Out School Wellness Visit the site to read the month- long installments of Girl Scouts of America discussing local school wellness policy.

 
Articles

A New Take On School-to-Career Connections: MUSE
It’s a question that pops out during a ride in the car, at the dinner table...

Hockey Scores with Special-Needs Kids
Ice hockey fans are devoted to their sport, unfazed by the game’s physical demands...

A World of Opportunity Welcomes All Comers
Low-income students who drop out – or are pushed out – of school without a high school diploma face long odds...

Marriage as Anti-Child-Poverty Program
Congress recently allocated $750 million over five years to promote marriage and fatherhood initiatives...

Telling Stories that Teach, and Heal
Teenagers in foster care often have stories to tell – but lack the tools to tell them...

Online Chats
A Pitch for Fitness in Schools
With obesity rates rising among the young -- along with related health problems -- new attention is being paid to how well schools are meeting students’ need for healthy levels of physical activity.

Upcoming chat: Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 @ 1:00 PM ET
Katrina: One Year Later
August 29 will mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities.

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