US launches school commute exercise plan
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When Amy Lovell dropped off her son at school, she had to make sure the fifth-grader didn't dash off without his French horn. It was strapped to the back of her bicycle with a pair of bungee cords and rope.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Three months of daily, vigorous exercise can improve overweight kids' thinking, U.S. researchers report.
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Pupils promised five hours of "high quality" cultural activities each week under government plans
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Participating in physical  activities in and out of school more than two times a week  protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults,  according to new research.
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Teachers are urged to take pupils on more school trips as a new safety guidelines are unveiled.
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There&#39;s a call for schools to aggressively teach children about the dangers of heart disease -- and the risks of bad diet and not exercising enough.
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The government is to announce measures aimed at improving safety on school buses in Northern Ireland.
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The city's public school district will use a grant funded through the No Child Left Behind Act to help students become healthier and fight obesity.
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A plan to save millions of dollars by consolidating school bus routes has left parents raging at education officials.
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PE lessons in England are to be reviewed to encourage teenagers to exercise and avoid becoming obese.
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A Â£500m initiative will allow schools to offer children up to five hours of sport a week, the prime minister will announce.
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NEW YORK  - Physical activity programs that involve the school and the family or community appear to have the greatest beneficial effect in getting adolescents off the couch and up and about, a review of published studies indicates.
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Prime minister Gordon Brown announces an initiative to encourage children to do more sport in school.
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It&#39;s not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning. It&#39;s encouraged. For about 20 minutes before homeroom, a &quot;grab
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NEW YORK  - U.S. children who live in expansive suburbs may start to pay for it with expansive waistlines, new research suggests.
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Ending high school at 16, paying teachers according to merit, turning schools over to independent contractors  -  a new report on U.S. education envisions radical change
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Handed a plan to shake up college life in America, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is endorsing some of its key ideas and promising to get moving on them.