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#	Article	Article Summary
1	Active ways parents can help their children succeed in math	Parents should use daily routines to help children relate to math.
2	Blocks, boxes, objects become building tools for children's skills in language, art, math, thinking	Constructive play using homemade objects helps lower elementary children develop skills.
3	Call her 'ms ecology'	Amy Gephart, Price Lab student, starts an Iowa prairie for her senior project.
4	Conference for middle school educators set for June at University of Northern Iowa; Registration due April 15	Middle school educators will meet at UNI. Keynote speakers will include; Alfred A. Arth, Nancy Doda, and Larry Putbrese. Cindy Putbrese will also address the group.
5	Dealing with difficult people--prof provides advice	Professor Ann Vernon presents programs on how to deal with difficult people.
6	Helping kids who hate to read	Parents need to be good role models and make reading a priority in their lives.
7	Media Advisory	Davenport School students will tour UNI April 17.
8	New research center works to help kids make it through adolescent years.	Growing up is not always a smooth process. Adolescence is an exremely tough time.
9	Northen Iowa seniors are leaving their mark on the campus	Class of 1991 donates a deli/pub called Club 91 to UNI.
10	Percentage of high school dropouts decreasing in U. S. overall: Higher for some groups	High school dropout rates deceased from nearly 30% in 1940 to 14 % in 1986.
11	Renowned feminist scholar to speak at University of Northern Iowa Tuesday (April 9)	Dale Spender will speak at UNI. She is a leading feminist scholar and author.
12	Studying foreign language in high school can provide competitive edge in job market	Foreign language shown to improve SAT scores and meets university entrance requirements.
13	What are the chances that our universe will soon collapse	Christine Jones, a NASA researcher, is examining the potential problems of an expanding universe.