A group of retired military officers says high-calorie school lunches are threatening national security. A study by the group Mission: Readiness finds that school lunches are making American kids so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards. That, in turn, is putting recruitment in jeopardy.
From The Washington Post: Recession could result in deep school staff layoffs, larger class sizes
From coast to coast, public schools face the threat of tens of thousands of layoffs this year in a fiscal crunch likely to result in larger class sizes and fewer programs to help students in need.
From The New York Times: At Top University, a Fight for Pakistan’s Future
An attack on a professor highlighted a power struggle between an outward-looking, educated class and those pushing an intolerant vision of Islam.
From The New York Times: More Immigrants Have Doctorates
Immigrants, who account for a disproportionate share of Americans without a high school diploma, also made up nearly one-third of Americans with doctoral degrees in 2009, the Census Bureau reported.
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