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Education IV, Back to School II Feature Package

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 06:00 CDT

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

If you would like a copy of the complete schedule, or if you would care to comment, please call Fred Ferguson, ext. 1553, Angela Mendola-Panella, ext. 1528, or Steven Gosset, ext. 1568 at 800-832-5522. We welcome suggestions. Copies of previous packages are available for the media. Feature packages and feature photos are also available on the PR Newswire Web site, http://www.prnewswire.com/media.

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PRNewswire -- Aug. 16

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