New research found that standing desks in classrooms can help students with weight control. A two-year study of students in 24 classrooms at three schools found a "statistically significant" decrease ...

Ten "bicycle desks" have replaced traditional models in Sara Kurtz's classroom at the K-8 school in Green Oaks, allowing students to exercise as they learn and helping them be more attentive.

Some students in Cheryl Johnson's second-grade classroom were always standing, and others knelt on the floor. Some, when sitting at their desks, would lie across the top. It wasn't good for their ...

Some students in Cheryl Johnson's second-grade classroom were always standing, and others knelt on the floor. Some, when sitting at their desks, would lie across the top. It wasn't good for their ...

Old school teachers used to punish students by making them stand at their desks. Now, researchers are prescribing it for every student in the school.

Costello, a 20-year-old junior at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, started refurbishing office furniture and systems four years ago while still in high school. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) ...