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Young entrepreneurs battle teen suicide

Young entrepreneurs battle teen suicide

An innovative program in 10 local schools pairs entrepreneurship with social advocacy to battle teen suicide. Organizers hope to expand to 60 schools

Young DPS cooks face off in competition

Young DPS cooks face off in competition

EatWell@School, a LiveWell Colorado initiative encouraging students to hone their kitchen skills, pits four Denver schools in a cooking contest this week

School breakfast economics add up

School breakfast economics add up

The financial benefits of free breakfasts outweigh the costs if at least 40 percent of a school’s students qualify for federal meal assistance

Rural schools as healthy role models

Rural schools as healthy role models

What works in large urban districts may not be practical in more isolated areas but some rural districts have found ways to excel

Poverty’s bottom line hits waistline too

Poverty’s bottom line hits waistline too

Hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin – poverty – so it’s no wonder Colorado’s child obesity rate is rising

Health officials wary of dissolvable tobacco

Health officials wary of dissolvable tobacco

Health officials are bracing for teen interest in new melt-in-your-mouth tobacco products that are being test-marketed in Colorado

Playgrounds and the science of recess

Playgrounds and the science of recess

Recess is getting an overhaul as educators try to meet the new state law mandating a minimum amount of physical activity for youngsters

Denver students jump for world record

Denver students jump for world record

Denver students joined First Lady Michelle Obama in Tuesday’s effort to break the world record for most people jumping jacks in 24 hours

Hitting the streets for a Walk to School

Hitting the streets for a Walk to School

Thousands of Colorado students will hoof it to school on Wednesday as part of International Walk to School Day. Parental misgivings must be overcome

Boosting movement in the classroom

Boosting movement in the classroom

Aurora Public Schools’ 3R Project aims to instruct teachers how to make physical activity relevant, rigorous and related to academics

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