English Study: School Closures During Covid-Lockdown Badly Damaged the Mental Health Of Mothers But Had No Impact on Father's Wellbeing

 Covid-Lockdown School Closures "Hit Mothers' Mental Health But Left Fathers Unaffected by Denis Campbell.  The Guardian.  May 31, 2021.  

Boost In Childhood Obesity Likely As A Result Of COVID-19

The Kids Aren't All Right:  COVID-19-Fueled Stress Eating, Inequities, Lack Of Fitness Expected To Boost Obesity, Experts Say by Jayne O'Donnell and Adrianna Rodriguez.  USA TODAY.  October 14, 2020.   

Data For Individual School Coronavirus Infections Withheld By GDPH

Georgia Withholds School Covid-19 Counts From Public by Ty Tagami.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  September 25, 2020.   

Keeping Quiet About Covid in the Classroom

Covid in the Classroom?  Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet by Dan Levin.  The New York Times.  August 22, 2020.

Layman Research Summary: What We Know About Kids, Covid-19 infections. and Implications For Schools

What Scientists Are Learning About Kids And Covid-19 Infection by Lois Parshley.  Vox.  August 3, 2020.

National Academies Of Science Recommends Opening School With Emphasis Of In Person Attendance By Younger Students

Citing Educational Risks, Scientific Panel Urges That Schools Reopen by Apoorva Mandavilli.  The New York Times.  July 15, 2020.

Porn As Sex Education Reflects Societal Failure On Many Levels

When Did Porn Become Sex Ed?  by Peggy Orenstein.  The New York Times.  March 19, 2016

Medications On School Campuses

Medicines On School Campus:  Careful What You Bring by Lauren Baggett.  Georgia Health News.  December 28, 2015. 

School Nurses and Health Systems Seek To Coordinate Efforts

Not Your Parent's School Nurse.  MedPage Today.  June 10, 2014.

Behavioral Strategy To Encourage Healthy Eating: Electronic Pre-Orders

Pre-Ordering School Lunches Steer Kids To Healthier Meal Choices by Alexandra Sifferlin.  Time.  May 6, 2013.

(1)  Why do children, the researchers speculate, order more healthy selections when they pre-order instead of ordering in line?

(2)  What has been the response to the January 2012 guidelines from the Department of Agriculture required healthier lunches?

(3)  Why is it critical to have more healthy choices in school lunches?

(4)  The most successful programs for healthy eating at lunch involved ______________?

(5)  ______ tests and gradual _______ have helped implementation of effective healthy eating programs in schools?

(6)  Without unhealthy snacks, students are more likely to _____________ and __________ school revenue.

Free School-Based Health Care Slated For Expansion in Fulton County

Fulton Considers Free, School-Based Health Care by Jeffrey Scott.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  March 4, 2013.  Print Edition and Online Subscription.

At present Healthcare of Georgia Foundation and Emory University are in the process of establishing 14 school-based health care centters.  Fulton County School may become the latest if the proposal is approved by the school board.  The article focuses on issues raised by such a clinic such as security.

Georgia Doctor's Prescription for Student Performance

Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School by Alan Schwarz.  The New York Times.  October 9, 2012.

Dr. Michael Anderson of Canton Ga. deals in a unique way with what he sees as society's failure to improve school performance by improving a child's environment.  He writes prescriptions for stimulants, often used to treat ADHD, to give low income students a level playing field with their more affluent classmates.  While some authorities see no problem with such prescriptions, others are concerned with physical and psychological risks.