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    Elementary Answer: Improving Kids' Health Improves Their Minds (403) (NewsUSA) - The brain develops faster during early childhood and more than any other time in our life. In children, it is a magnificent thinking machine that learns and grows by interacting with the world. Not surprisingly, expe...
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    Tips for Keeping Kids Safe on New Mobile Devices This Holiday Season (405) (NewsUSA) - With the holiday season upon us, the latest cell phones and tablets are sure to be at the top of most kids' gift lists. Let's face it: they'll use these gifts to keep up and connect with their friends on sites l...
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  • How to Buy the Best Video Games for Your Kids

    How to Buy the Best Video Games for Your Kids (432) (NewsUSA) - If you're reading this story, that probably means you're a concerned parent who wouldn't dream of buying your 8-year-old the new "Battlefield 4" video game for the holidays, no matter how many hissy fits are thrown. But let's face...
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    The Reading Wars: Technology Helps Kids Learn to Read (344) (NewsUSA) - Parents know that the best way to instill a love of reading in a child is to read to them early and often. Unfortunately, this does not guarantee an avid book lover. Nor does it guarantee that a child will be able to read ...
  • Big Data on Campus to Decline Dropout Rates?

    Big Data on Campus to Decline Dropout Rates? (320) (NewsUSA) - What if colleges could predict whether students would drop out of college before they had a chance to? How helpful would this information be in reducing dropout rates and increasing graduation rates? Well, a new system may be able to ...