Is A ‘nuanced’ Approach To Teen Sex Education Possible
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Whether they see their virginity as a gift or a stigma to get rid of the first chance they get, today’s teens are desperate to learn about pleasure in “healthy” relationships, which means traditional sex education that beats the safe sex drum is no longer speaking to them, if it ever did.
It is this group [...]
Na For Increase In Health, Education Budget, Subsidy In Oil, Electricity
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The Lower House of the Parliament Sunday continued debate on budget 2008-09 where the parliamentarians proposed further increase in health and education budget and recommended subsidy in oil and electricity charges for agricultural sector development.
He said that five percent increase in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 20 percent increase in salaries of government servants are [...]
Way Too Cool For School Try Virtual Learning
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Research suggests distance education can outperform traditional classroom study. For a growing number of students, going off to class doesn’t mean sitting down at a desk in a schoolroom or lecture theatre. It takes place in the virtual world of Second Life, where school’s in at an hour that suits you - and you can [...]
Asian Families Split In Chase For Education
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Education providers and researchers say there are increasing numbers of what have been dubbed “wild geese” or “astronaut families”, particularly from South Korea, living in New Zealand to give their children a high-quality Western education.
The South Korean description is “wild geese”, but a New Zealand report uses “astronaut families”, a term coined in Hong Kong.
The [...]
Draud Urges Investment In Ky. Education
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If Kentuckians are going to overcome the challenges of the 21st century and realize the standard of living they desire, the commonwealth’s leaders must realize that investment in the state’s public educational system is the only way to be successful.
That was the message Kentucky Education Commissioner Dr. Jon Draud delivered as he spoke to about [...]
Mortality, Education, Income And Government
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The New England Journal of Medicine in the June 5th, 2008 edition has two, rather difficult to read but exceedingly important, articles dealing with socioeconomic status and how it relates to health. About the only measure of the health of a society that is generally agreed on is life expectancy.
In other words it is thought [...]
Moses Cone Proposes Cancer Center Expansion
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Moses Cone Health System has applied with state regulators to expand the Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro.
The center provides chemotherapy, radiation therapy, nutritional services and community education. The proposed $15 million expansion calls for a 20,000 square foot, two-story addition.
The additional space will allow for renovation of 18,000 square feet and [...]
Experts Available To Discuss Weight Management For Toddlers
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While it has yet to be proven whether or not obesity programs focused on toddlers are effective, numerous programs are being developed across the United States, according to an article by The Wall Street Journal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found obesity rates in children aged 2 to 5 years old increased to [...]
Ac Student Receives Prestigious Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award
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As a wife, mother of three and grandmother of four, Deneice Marshall figured she’d long passed any need to bother with enrolling in college. After all, she’d already established herself both in life and in her career.
But when her employer approached her and explained some of the numerous opportunities that could unfold by furthering her [...]
Quick City And Town News From All Editions Of Today’s Providence Journal
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The state Department of Education has determined that prospective Providence schools chief Thomas M. Brady is eligible to receive a superintendent’s certificate, according to a spokesman for the education commissioner.
The Central High School Class of 2008 may have been the hottest class ever as temperatures topped 97 degrees in Providence, breaking records and keeping graduation [...]
