The Daily Report Card: Thanksgiving Leftovers

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A turkey balloon floats over a table as Occupy Wall Street protesters eat donated Thanksgiving dinners in Zuccotti Park on November 24, 2011 in New York.

Why Do Schools Still Teach an Oversimplified Thanksgiving Story? – GOOD …asks GOOD education editor Liz Dwyer. (good.is)

Area schools taking steps to make lunch a more healthful meal – Indy Star Who says pizza counts as a vegetable in every school cafeteria? “Whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, non-fat milk, and hold the salt” are on Indianapolis cafeteria menus. (indystar.com)

Fatalism and the American Dream – Economix “Americans with less education are more fatalistic.” (economix.blogs.nytimes.com)

A Plea to College Presidents: Exercise Your Moral Leadership – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education “Why are students who are peaceably protesting being treated like criminals” at UC Davis, Berkeley, and elsewhere? asks a Duke professor. (chronicle.com)

Panel’s Failure Means Education Cuts in ’13 – The Choice We’ve reported on the impact to Title I… Now the NYT looks at the potential impact on Pell Grants. (thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com)

Paperless yet? I wish! – ZDNet Education “There are plenty of areas where paper reigns supreme and, as I argued, a pretty massive cultural shift needs to take place to get away from our dependence on dead trees.” (zdnet.com)

Fireside Chat with Peter Thiel and Max Levchin – reform reform “Good video interview with Facebook’s first investor and the backer of the “20 under 20” initiative to encourage smart kids to start companies instead of go to college.” (reformreform.net)