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