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4 Decision Tips for Choosing a College Major

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Whether you are a freshman about to start classes or a junior who has switched majors three times already, if you are a college student who has not declared a major, choosing one can feel overwhelming (especially if your roommate has been set on his major since middle school). Don’t…

School Lunch Makeover: When a Chef's Hat Replaces the Lunch Lady's Hairnet

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Like we needed another reason to love Bill Telepan.

A recent, inspiring story on EdibleCommunities.com explains how Telepan, a professional chef who runs a well-regarded, eponymous restaurant in New York City, is working (really, really working) with his daughter's public school…

3 foods that should be in your child's lunchbox

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Most of the “water cooler conversation” around our office this time of year is about back to school. I’m sure this comes as no surprise because we work at EatingWell, but most of the focus has been on what to pack kids for lunch. You might find it refreshing to know that we too struggle with what to feed our kids. So we were inspired to pull together this kids menu, highlighting some of the best foods for fueling young brains. Make sure your child’s lunchbox has these 3 foods to help your kids (and you parents too!) start the school year off on the right foot.

Back to School Basketcase.

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by Leslie Morgan Steiner (Mommy Track'd - Two Cents on Working Motherhood)

As much as I grow wistful as summer ends, like most moms, I secretly look forward to a return to the peaceful…

Back To School is Safety Time for Kids

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By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore

Getting your young children ready to go back to school shouldn’t stop with school supplies. You also should be thinking about getting their health and safety organized. It may not be something that you want to think about, but a little bit of preparation can…

Practical Dinner-to-Lunch Creations

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With classes starting up again, school lunch is back on the table, but it's time to pack smarter. Go for choices that are more enticing to the palate, recession-friendly, and time-efficient by preparing evening meals that prove to be equally solid for lunch the next day. Here, a few ideas to liven up your — or your kids' — dinner and lunch.

My Kids' School Supplies Cost a Fortune!

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Every year, the school supply list gets longer and longer. When will it ever end?

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Twas the Night Before School...

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It’s the night before a new school year, and my daughter – going into second grade – went to sleep with butterflies in her stomach. The day didn’t start off with so much tension. In fact, it was the opposite - the whole day was a burst of excited…

Lunch what? (The smarter lunch carriers)

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LunchBots are stainless-steel food containers that just surged to No. 1 on our back-to-school shopping list.

Why do some parents oppose President Obama telling kids to take responsibility, study, and get an education?

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After the White House released President Barack Obama’s address to school children, there remain schools that will not air the president’s educational pep talk because of pressure from parents who don’t like the president’s political positions.

Even if you are aghast at the vitriol spilling at public meetings about health care reform proposals, you can understand that many people are worried about what changes to our current health care system will mean for those currently insured as we attempt to insure the 46 million Americans who have no coverage. But to oppose an address by the president to students about taking their studies seriously at the start of a school year--why? At best, it’s “silly,” as Education Secretary Arne Duncan put it. At worst, it’s downright frightening, uninformed, and terribly, unnecessarily alarmist and disrespectful.