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Parenting School Age Children Parenting School Age Children School Family Life Health & Development From Katherine Lee, your Guide to Parenting School Age Children There were a number of school-related headlines this past week. One was about a teacher who is eating school lunches every day for a year to prove a point about the lack of nutritious school lunches. Another had to do with financially-strapped schools considering taking in ads to put on school buses to generate revenue. Plus, how schoolkids in Fargo pitched in to help save their town, and a story about kids' channels accidentally airing Playboy (!) content, all in this week's Parenting School Age Children Newsletter. What Do You Think about School Bus Ads? Could plastering school buses with advertisements help cash-strapped schools infuse some much-needed cash into their budgets? More to the point, should school bus ads be allowed?... Read more A Teacher is Eating School Lunches Every Day for a Year Have you heard about the Illinois teacher who has pledged to eat school cafeteria lunches alongside students for a year to prove the point that school lunches are not nutritious? Her undertaking, which she is calling the Fed Up with Lunch: the School Lunch Project, has garnered a lot of attention... Read more Fargo Kids Work alongside Adults to Save Their Flood-Threatened Town Here's an inspiring story about the difference children can make in the world when they are allowed to do their part to help their communities. More than a thousand students in Fargo, North Dakota filled and carried sandbags, working alongside adults in an effort to help prevent flooding and save Fargo from the rising Red River... Read more Kids' TV Accidentally Airs Playboy Content On Tuesday morning, children in some parts of North Carolina who were tuned in to kids' programming saw some things that were definitely not meant for kids. When viewers selected Channel 552 "Kids On Demand" and Channel 555 "Preschool On Demand," they saw previews of sexually explicit Playboy channel content... Read more K-6 Children Ads School Parenting Bedtime ST Anns School Parenting Cook Child Parenting Toddler Featured Articles Best Ways to Build Healthy Food Habits How to Keep Boiled Eggs Fresh Fun Spring Break Activities Child Development Guide to Your Growing Grade-Schooler School Bus Safety How to Have a Great Family Movie Night   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Katherine Lee Parenting School Age Children Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting School Age Children newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement