Standing desks come to school classrooms; is it more than a trend?
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In classrooms across the country, traditional desks are making way for standing models. Research shows that standing is healthier, and that children learn better when they are able to move during their school day. For TODAY, NBC’s Joe Fryer speaks to a classroom full of kids and one mom who is taking up this cause, about how “standing up for kids” is making a big impact.Oct. 23, 2015
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