education

Corbis Cycling can be an intimidating sport to take up. Not only is it an investment (bikes aren't cheap), but there's safety to consider, plus ... Read More »

Getty What if weight gain had nothing to do with what you ate or how much you worked out? What if, instead, it had to do with education? ... Read More »

With a kindergartner in the family, we officially entered the realm of elementary school this fall. Though I couldn't be happier with the school we ... Read More »

This weekend my son and I are going on a vacation. While we're staying in a cabin, we'll be spending most of our time outdoors -- at the beach, sand ... Read More »

Boys need gym class. But girls need it more, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It's clear following a survey of 5,000 students ranging ... Read More »

Researchers have found a link between education and life expectancy. Life expectancy in the US has been on the rise in recent decades, but the numbers ... Read More »

Nearly all public elementary schools schedule physical education for their students, says the newsletter sent home from school with my first-grader ... Read More »

Christina Cherif of Oakland Based Urban Gardens (OBUGS), a nonprofit that provides garden-based education programs at four Oakland schools, conducts ... Read More »

School cafeterias are getting healthier and healthier. They may not be perfect just yet, but progress is certainly apparent. According to a blurb in ... Read More »

It's not so hard to talk to kids about nutrition, fitness, and overall health. But when it comes to informing them about sexual health, not-so-hard ... Read More »