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• School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains (AP)
• New Illinois Law Requires More Transparency of School Performance (ContributorNetwork)
• Ala. university suspect wants report kept secret (AP)
• NJ's Christie seeks shake-up in higher education (AP)
• More fruits, veggies in school lunch rules (Reuters)
• USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals (Reuters)
• Religious Fla prep school a victim in $135M fraud (AP)

School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST AP - The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings — including the always popular pizza — will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side.

New Illinois Law Requires More Transparency of School Performance (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:32 PM PST ContributorNetwork - According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday changes the amount of information given to parents on how schools rank in terms graduation rates, standardized test scores, teacher performance and more. These more detailed so-called "report cards" will be available to the public beginning next year with the goal of offering more transparency of the state education system.

Ala. university suspect wants report kept secret (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:08 PM PST AP - A lawyer for an Alabama professor who could be executed for allegedly killing three colleagues asked a judge Wednesday to keep a report into the 1986 killing of her brother secret, arguing it could prejudice a jury against her.

NJ's Christie seeks shake-up in higher education (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:53 PM PST AP - Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday proposed turning a former teacher's college into New Jersey's second major public research university in a shake-up of the state's higher education system that's intended to raise the standing of Rutgers University and other institutions from "good to great."

More fruits, veggies in school lunch rules (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:04 PM PST Reuters - U.S. school children, accustomed to a steady diet of pizza and French fries, will find more fruits, vegetables and whole grains on their trays under new government rules announced on Wednesday.

USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:27 AM PST Reuters - School meals for millions of children will be healthier under obesity-fighting U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards unveiled on Wednesday that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches - but won't pull French fries from the menu.

Religious Fla prep school a victim in $135M fraud (AP) Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:34 AM PST AP - A prominent businessman pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud in a $135 million real estate scheme that fleeced hundreds of investors, including the Roman Catholic prep school he once attended.

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