Education IV, Back to School II Feature Package

The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with education and back to school topics and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: “Education.”

This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service. Coming up in 2005 are features on:

                                         Slug            Date     Health & Wellness V                 (Health)        Aug. 18    Hispanic Heritage Month             (Hispanic)      Aug. 22    Auto IV                             (Auto)          Aug. 23    Travel & Leisure VII                (Travel)        Aug. 25    Arts, Culture & Entertainment IV    (Arts)          Aug. 29    Books & Authors III                 (Books)         Sept. 1                Education IV, Back to School II Feature Package     1.  Terror Attacks Fuel Increase in Safety-Conscious Back-to-School Gear;        For Second Consecutive Year, See-Through Backpacks, Flashlights Top        Back-to-School Orders on DollarDays.com     2.  Planning That Sex Talk With Your Teenager? You’re Probably Too Late.        Talk Before Your Child Is A Teen     3.  –WITH LOGO–Back to School: Making Senior Year Count for College     4.  Stopping School Violence and Bullying, There Are Solutions     5.  Recent Cuts Reversing 50 Years of Progress in School Libraries     6.  Reminder for Parents: Backpacks; Should Weigh Less than Ten Percent        of Your Child’s Body Weight     7.  Program Provides Support to High School Principals     8.  Painful Teeth Can Take a Bite Out of Learning; Begin New School Year        With a Dental Check-Up     9.  –WITH LOGO–College Bound Coverage: Is Your Student Protected?     10. Proper Pack Job Makes Transition to College Easier, More Organized     11. Networking Is Key For Job Hunters, Says CollegeJournal.com     12. –WITH PHOTO–Teacher Finds Remedy for Students’ Grammar and Writing        Deficiencies     13. Giving Kids The Tools To Learn: Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of        Providing Free School Supplies; More Than A Million Students Helped        By Foundation And Its Part     14. Pack Your Child’s School Lunch With Safety     15. New Napoleon Dynamite Talking Pen May Drive School Teachers Crazy!        Pen says 7 different lines from the movie and could land students in        dog house     16. Severe Allergies in the Classroom; AAAAI and FAAN Educate About        Dangers of Anaphylaxis     17. ‘Report Card’ on America’s Breakfast Habits Reveals Parents Aren’t        Making the Grade; PTO Today Spotlights Breakfast, Such as Cereal, as        Simple but Important First Step for Parents in Helping to Prepare        Kids for School     18. Dental Health an Important Part of Your Student’s Curriculum     19. Gun Violence Prevention Organization Announces Bold Vision of Year        Without School Shootings; Organization Claims Most School Shootings        Preventable     20. National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Launches Program Encouraging        Acceptance and Inclusion of Students With Disabilities     21. Tips on Determining Your Child’s Learning Style     22. Culinary Schools Serve Up Satisfying Career Opportunities     23. Marshall Goldsmith Shares Five Tips with College Achievers; Noted        Leadership Coach Offers Advice to Future Leaders for Success in        College and Beyond     24. College 101:  Basic Tips for College-Bound Students     25. Boston’s Newman School Uses City as Classroom to Develop a ‘Whole’        Student     26. –WITH LOGO–Filling the Need Gap: Last-Minute College Financing        Options Are Still Available     27. A Tuition Assistance Program for Federal, State, and Local Government        Employees Is Now Being Offered by Touro University International     28. ‘The Gordie Foundation’ Spearheads Alcohol Poisoning Awareness        Through Student Activists and All Inclusive Website     29. Let Palm OS Applications Get You Ready for Back to School     30. Boarding the Bus: What Kids Need to Know     31. American Academy of Sleep Medicine Says Children’s Sleep Patterns        Change With Age; Homework for Parents: Help Your Kids Get a Good        Night’s Sleep     32. ‘Lighten Up’ That School Locker or Brighten Up That Dorm Room!     33. Lighting 101: This School Year, Learn How the Right Light Can Help        Your Student Shine; LAMPS PLUS Offers Lighting Tips for Creating the        Perfect Study Space     34. Tech Tools, Toys, and Online Accounts for Googling Students; With        students heading back to campus, the checklist of must-haves is        increasingly filled with technological gadgets and online accounts     35. Don’t Skip the Games Aisle     36. –WITH PHOTO–Students Have a Blast with Memina’s Pocket Rocket to        Store or Transport Digital Files – From a Single Thesis to an Entire        MP3 collection; Delivering Record-Setting Read/Write Speeds of Up to        30 MBPS, Memina’s Rugged Yet Stylish Rocket and Pocket Rocket USB        Flash Memory Drives Can Transfer a Collection of Songs, Pictures, or        Videos in Seconds     37. KnowledgeBears.com Brings Safe and Fun Edutainment to the Internet        for Children 3-12 Years Old; Sing Karaoke, Color Online, Tour Planets        and Get Answers to All of Your Questions     38. All Star Alphabet – New Direct-to-Video DVD/VHS from Sony Wonder –        Guest Stars Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert; Features        Alphabetical Talents of Melissa Etheridge, The Dixie Chicks, Norah        Jones, Sheryl Crow, Larry King and 26 Letters! – DVD/VHS Presents Fun        Ways to Explore the Alphabet and Encourage Children to Look for        Letters and Words in their Everyday Environment –     39. –WITH LOGO–Hooked on Phonics(R) Introduces New Products Designed to        Help Children Build Critical Reading and Math Skills — Just in Time        for the New School Year; Products Available for the First Time at        Retailers Nationwide     40. Santa Clarita School Uniform Launches Online School-Uniform Supersite        EZ2BuySchoolUniforms.com; Web Site Offers One-Stop School-Uniform        Shop     41. Moms Take Kids to School on Fashion; Survey Reveals Moms to Shop for        Themselves — Not Just Their Kids — This Back-to-School Season     42. Kohl’s Reveals Top Back-to-School Fashion Trends     43. –WITH PHOTO–Hot Workwear Brand Dickies Helps Make Public School        Uniform Codes More Palatable for Teens     44. –WITH PHOTO–SAM: Student Advantage Magazine Set to Launch Campuses        Across the Country     45. Teen Customization Trends Come to the Classroom     46. Back-to-School Tip for Success:  Demand Great Home/School        Communication     47. College Campuses Unwire for Today’s On-the-Go Students     48. Discovery’s Award-Winning Science Resources Make Lessons Come Alive        for Students and Teachers     49. Start School on the ‘Write’ Foot With Safe, Certified Pencils     50. –WITH PHOTO–The Teen Fashion Innovators Search Begins at a City        Near You!     51. Preparing Children for a Lifetime of Literacy   

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