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Computers for schools
Government program can connect schools with computers
(July 9, 2009)
Make modern technology an intergral part of your classroom with this program to provide computers from US government offices to schools.
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Helping students Go Green
Grassroots environmental program works to create Go Green schools
(June 30,2009)
The Go Green Initiative is a simple, comprehensive program designed to create a culture of environmental responsibility on school campuses across the nation.
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Students encouraged to participate in Arts Education Week poster contest
(Oct. 10, 2008)
Each year, a poster contest is sponsored in advance of arts education week to reinforce the importance of the arts in the growth and development of all students. The entry period is now open for the 2009 contest.
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IFT applauds new law requiring comprehensive eye exams
(May 22, 2008)
Parents, teachers and doctors of optometry joined Sen. Deanna DeMuzio and Rep. Jil Tracy at a news conference in Springfield on Wed., May 21, to celebrate a new state law requiring eye exams for children enrolling for the first time in Illinois schools.
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Answering the regular or antibacterial soap question
Americans do a lot of hand washing because of concerns about germs. “Did you wash your hands?” is a question that children are asked a lot. Washing hands is an act children are repeatedly told to do, with the intent that it would become automatic behavior. It is a known fact that the best way to prevent the spread of infectious disease is simply to wash your hands. Plain soap and water usually will do the trick. But do antibacterial soaps really clean better than plain soap? Americans use about $16 billion of supercharged soaps per year.
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