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Start young to teach children about money
philly.com, Jul. 29, 2009Several Web sites offer guides to helping kids learn about money & math- Jumpstart Coalition, a national personal finance coalition, www.jumpstart.org, has free and low-cost resources to teach financial education searchable b...
Kids learn science by digging in the dirt
The Wenatchee world, July 24, 2009How do you teach young kids science? Let them dig in the dirt.That's Jody Marquardt's technique. Marquardt is education coordinator for the Barn Beach Reserve in Leavenworth, where 14 first- through fifth-graders wer...
The Secret to Better Grades
sfgate.com, July 16, 2009When you see the latest spelling bee champ crowned on TV, or hear about a kid earning a perfect score on the SATs, you probably assume the winner studies all day ... or is just a born genius. In fact, there's usually somethin...
Money Skills for Your Kids: Ages 4 to 9
moneywatch.bnet.com, Jul 15, 2009Stephen Levine, of Washington, is 4 years old and hasn’t learned how to count. But he knows all about setting long-term financial goals. He and his parents put change into a milk carton, and when the coins reach the...
Study - 'Thin' Kids Get Better Grades in School
New York Post, July 14, 2009Physically fit elementary- and middle-school students perform better academically than their out-of-shape classmates, according to a new city study.The report found that students who placed in the top third of the school s...
New study recommends starting math in preschool
kare11.com, 3, July, 2009WASHINGTON -- The National Research Council, a well-respected group of academics based in Washington, D.C., says preschoolers have been taught their ABCs, but not enough focus is placed on teaching them the 1-2-3s.Four-year-o...
