I found three stories today, each dealing primarily with a different level of education.
Elementary Nutrition: School lunches are notoriously "interesting". Some schools lunches seem more nutritious and appealing than others, but some school districts are pushing to make buying lunch at school the only option. These districts argue that lunches brought from home contain too much "junk" food. The problem is that lunches from home are often more nutritious and more appealing for the kids. Forcing kids to eat school provided lunches is not necessarily a good fix because some students just may not eat or the lunches themselves may not actually be that healthy. Plus, if you require that students buy their lunch, I believe that the lunches need to be free since students will have no other option, and families may not have the money to foot the bill.
High School Days: Evidence has shown that teenagers need to sleep more, and need to sleep later in the day. But, most high schools don't respect these needs forcing these grumpy teens to get out of bed at early hours, which is actually bad for them. Some schools are even debating start their school days even earlier, but at what cost to students learning and well-being?
Cost of College: Business Week just released their list of best return on investment schools by state plus the runner-ups for each state. How does your school stack up?
As usual, feel free to comment on any of today's articles.
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