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Are there long-term risks of heavy-backpack hunch?

It is a relatively new phenomenon - kids hunched over from the weight of their school backpacks. But doctors are already seeing disturbing signs.

Tags: backpack, spine, back injury

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Keep kids healthy this back-to-school season

Dr. Erik Schobitz, a pediatric emergency room physician at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, offers advice to parents.

Tags: parenting, Paula Wolfson

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School's back: A reminder to slow down in school zones

It's back-to-school time for about 2.5 million kids in the D.C. area over the next few weeks and that means extra care for drivers. It also means more clicking for school zone speed cameras.

Tags: AAA Mid-Atlantic, school zones, speed cameras

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Political, legal fights over school vouchers' fate

Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable.

Tags: vouchers, dropout

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