Keeping Kids in School Longer Won't Make Them Skinnier - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Keeping Kids in School Longer Won't Make Them Skinnier - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Since The New York Times posted a chunk my Bloggingheads from yesterday with Daily Beast contributor Dana Goldstein on the mainpage this morning, I thought I'd follow up on the topic of the section they chose: Extending the school day and offering kids three state-selected meals a day to slim them down.

This debate reminds me of an old Saturday Night Live skit where school lunch contractors are portrayed in a bad light. Season 4, episode 2, On the Spot with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.

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New at Reason: Read Our Complete August-September Issue! - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

New at Reason: Read Our Complete August-September Issue! - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine:

Our entire August-September issue is now available online. Don't miss Matt Welch on the death of neoliberalism, Jesse Walker on Rush Limbaugh, Katherine Mangu-Ward on teachers unions versus online education, and Michael C. Moynihan on Christopher Hitchens' new memoir, plus our complete Citings and Briefly Noted Sections, the Artifact, and much more.

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