2008年12月11日星期四

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News

In tough times more students feed on free lunches (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:43 AM CST

In a Sept. 4, 2007, file photo Trevor Nouvel and Ali Parker go through the serving line in the cafeteria at Sharon Elementary School in Suwanee, Ga.  According to the School Nutrition Association, which represents workers who provide the meals, almost 80 percent of schools surveyed by the organization are reporting an increase in the number of free lunches served in 2008.   (AP Photo/John Bazemore/file)AP - There is such a thing as a free lunch. And school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them as the flailing economy hits families hard.


Princeton settles suit, keeps control of donation (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:45 PM CST

AP - Princeton University will pay out nearly $100 million but maintain control of a much-larger endowment that supports its prestigious school of public affairs, under a settlement announced Tuesday between the Ivy League school and the disgruntled heirs of a major donor.
bnzv