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Summer 2007
 | Nutrition standars put healthy menus on the agenda. Here are some numbers to chew over: A generation ago, just 7 percent of children in the United States between the ages 6 and 11 were considered obese, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These days, the figure has ballooned to 15 percent, and it's even higher among teens and certain demographic groups. |
In This Issue
J. Michael Ortiz is a member of the Aspen Institute’s Commission on No Child Left Behind.
California’s school finance system struggles to make the grade
Career technical education prepares students for life beyond high school
Departments
Of agendas, appointments, courts and reports
Failure to communicate is not an option
How do you make an effective case in the state Capitol?
Closing the achievement gap, one student at a time