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Champaign Middle School Adds Exercise Machines
Story air date: Monday, April 16, 2012
Research at the University of Illinois suggests physical activity can boost cognitive health. To test that theory, Jefferson Middle School in Champaign recently added exercise equipment for its students. Illinois Public Media's Sean Powers reports.
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education • Champaign Unit 4 • health • health careChampaign County Schools Adopt Anti-Obesity Initiative
Story air date: Monday, April 09, 2012
Several schools in Champaign County have adopted a nationwide anti-obesity initiative. As part of our series on efforts in the region to increase health and wellness, Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers reports on how Carrie Busey Elementary School has incorporated nutrition into its curriculum.
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education • Champaign Unit 4 • healthUnit 4 Tries to Stay Ahead of Nutrition Standards
Story air date: Monday, April 02, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this year unveiled new nutrition standards for school meals. It’s the first major nutritional overhaul of its kind in more than 15 years. As part of our series on efforts in the region to increase health and wellness, Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers reports on how the Champaign School District is trying to stay ahead of new federal regulations taking affect this year and beyond.
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education • Champaign Unit 4 • healthMalito: Unit 4 "A Goldmine" of Achievement "Waiting to be Tapped"
Story air date: Monday, July 25, 2011
The Champaign School District is between superintendents – and while an interim is in place while the search begins for Arthur Culver’s replacement, his time in the post is limited. The law allows the school board to employ Dr. Robert Malito for only 100 days, which translates into a complicated calendar that has Malito representing the district for only a few days a month.
Malito retired last year from the top post in the Parkway School District near St. Louis. He has also headed districts in Bloomington and Palatine.
Malito tells Illinois Public Media’s Tom Rogers that Unit 4 is a goldmine waiting to be tapped because of its achievements at the top levels – but there are obvious challenges.
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education • Champaign Unit 4Students Adopt StoryCorps Model to Learn English
Story air date: Monday, December 20, 2010
Every week on NPR, people share their memories and stories on the long-running series, StoryCorps. As Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers reports, a Champaign elementary school is adopting the StoryCorps model – complete with musical backgrounds -- as a way to teach English.
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