When it comes to playing football, Tennessee Athletic Director Chris Snoddy has a word of advice: take the head out of it. “I think we want to do more with the heads than we used to, the head has kind of become a big thing. Part of the influence of the NFL everyone wants to [...]
Anthony Geraci is a food and nutrition expert who has a tall order. He oversees the massive central kitchen and the entire food service system for Memphis (Tennessee) City Schools. But he was hired to do more than plan the 100-thousand meals served in the school system each day. “Putting healthy kids in front of [...]
Teens learn much about sexuality from their peers. But the information isn’t always accurate or even well-intended—unless the teens delivering the messages know the facts about sexuality and how to effectively communicate them. That’s the idea behind a student group in Middle Tennessee known as PG-13 Players. “PG” stands for Peer Guided, the method [...]
Children who attend pre-kindergarten in Tennessee are much better prepared for school, especially in literacy and math, according to early findings by researchers at Vanderbilt University Peabody Research Institute. The results show pre-k students (typically age 4) have gains over their peers in all subject areas as well as indicators that affect future school performance [...]
