Morning, Patchogue! Here’s everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right. First, today’s weather: A little rain in the morning. High: 47 Low: 30. Here are the top 4 stories in Patchogue today: A plan to enforce mask mandate is on the make. Part of the […]
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Researchers work to reduce child-directed food marketing on educational websites
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new article, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of researchers and advocates including Dartmouth faculty, asserts that current gaps in the regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing. “Our main issue is that if the […]
Citing Educational Risks, Scientific Panel Urges That Schools Reopen
Outside Publis School 161 in New York, March 24, 2020. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times) Wading into the contentious debate over reopening schools, an influential committee of scientists and educators Wednesday recommended that, wherever possible, younger children and those with special needs should attend school in person. Their report — […]