Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Health and Safety at School published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 15758
» View courant.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-1314
•
Next >
-
Illinois Driver's Ed Law Influenced by Cars.com Goes into Effect Jan. 1
KickingTiresIn 2011, Cars.com and the Chicago Tribune teamed up to investigate the safety of cars driven by Chicago-area teens in driver???s education programs. The report unveiled vehicles with sub-par safety ratings and virtually no regulation for what students...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune
-
Illinois Passes Stricter Driver Ed Rules After Cars.com Investigation
KickingTiresAlmost one year after a joint investigation by Cars.com and the Chicago Tribune that highlighted aging and unsafe driver???s education fleets, the state of Illinois passed a law to improve safety in these programs. It's 10 a.m.: Do You Know......Tags: Justice System, Chicago Public Schools, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Chicago Tribune
-
Fewer Teens Drinking and Driving
KickingTiresIt turns out that teenagers have been listening to the warnings about the dangers of drinking and driving. According to the Center for Disease Control, teenage drinking and driving is on a major decline, falling by 54% during the past......Tags: Religion and Belief, Ethics, Values, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
-
School Sports Make In-Car First-Aid Kit a Must
KickingTiresThe school sports season is back in swing with baseball diamonds and soccer and football fields once again full of colorful but small uniforms. Along with the season comes many scrapes, bumps, bruises and other more severe injuries that we......Tags: First Aid, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Lacrosse, Injuries and Wounds, Physical Conditions
-
Parents Still Aren't Getting Car Seats Right
KickingTiresIt seems like car-seat talk is everywhere. Starting before the child is even born, hospital educators often include child-safety-seat curriculum in required new-parent classes. In the news and online, parents hear regularly about changes to child-seat...Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Hospitals and Clinics, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, American Academy of Pediatrics
-
State warns Spring Breakers of enforcement against underage drinking
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelThough Fort Lauderdale during Spring Break is where the boys mostly aren???t these days, state agents warn they???ll still enforce drinking laws for the under 21 crowd here this month. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation said...Tags: Broward County, Spring Break, Orlando, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Tampa
-
Lifelong scars from bullying prompt charitable donation
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelThe scars from being bullied can last a lifetime.?? Just ask Leonard A. Solomon, 83, of Fort Lauderdale. Despite a successful career as a car rental franchisee, memories of being taunted because he was a self-described, ???5-foot, 2-inch tall, young...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Documentary (genre), Health, Bullying
-
UM gets $5 million for academic center for athletes; offers ticket promotion
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsThe University of Miami officially announced today the $5 million donation it has received toward its proposed$13.6 million center for athletic excellence. The donation from the Ted & Todd Schwartz Family Foundation will help the university build the...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Real Estate, Natural Disasters, Family, Ticketmaster
-
Marion Nestle on food dyes and hyperactivity
Dining@LargeIt's in the news. If you need to catch up, here's Marion Nestle's take on Food Politics. "Food dyes have only one purpose: to sell junk foods." Speaking of Marion Nestle, she'll be speaking at the University of Maryland SMC......Tags: New York University, Paulette Goddard, Colleges and Universities, Education
-
'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution:' Attack of the killer tomato?
Reality CheckGuest blogger Amanda here:I'm back with more observations and recaps from episode two of "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," in which Oliver's back for more punishment dished out by Los Angeles administrators.--When the episode begins, the earnest Oliver is...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Jamie Oliver, Tomatoes, Diseases and Illnesses, Overweight
-
Bad food, good politics
The Swampby Stephen Hedges Bad food could be a good thing for congressional Democrats. Since they took back control of both the House of Representatives and Senate in 2006, members of both chambers have highlighted the number of food recalls -......Tags: National Government, Government, Healthcare Policies, Parliament, Lower House
-
King n' the Hil': GOP Rep. still shuns Clinton-bashing
Spin CycleRepublican Rep. Peter King???s May newsletter features a photo alongside Sen. Clinton, trumpeting enactment of a law they sponsored requiring federal evaluation of safety devices that prevent cars from backing into young children. Would the photo be there...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party
Dec 31, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
Aug 22, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
Oct 4, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
Oct 10, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
Aug 10, 2012
|Blog| Cars.com
Feb 29, 2012
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
Mar 9, 2012
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
Nov 19, 2010
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
Apr 1, 2011
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Apr 20, 2011
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jul 23, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 23, 2008
|Blog| Newsday
Original site for Health and Safety at School topic gallery.
