Education

Interesting... there's definitely an education / developmental debate to be had about the effects of twins having separate learning experiences, etc... hmm... I would be curious to see what people have to say on this...

I'm a fan of BrianR's suggestion...

 I could roll with that...

Okay, you've seen the light on this one, excellent. How about...

Should schools ban food and beverages with poor nutritional value?

Well in light of the proposed 'soda tax' in NYC for non-diet varietals, I think there's some traction on an issue relating to 'junk food' bans, etc.

 Here's the link for statement below, the other is not working.

 I think we should revisit this issue, looks like there's some traction.

There was this piece of legislation that Senator E Kennedy introduced:

4. Preventing Childhood Obesity in Schools requires prekindergarten providers, elementary, and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to o Establish policies to ban access to soft drinks or other foods of poor or minimal nutritional value in vending machines on school campuses, and at school events; o implement curricula that focuses on energy balance, good nutrition, and physical activity; o implement policies that encourage the appropriate portion sizes o provide age-appropriate daily physical activity;
o maintain a minimum number of functioning water fountains (based on the number of individuals) in school buildings; to prohibit food advertisements and marketing in schools; o develop and implement policies to conduct annual assessments of student’s body mass index.

Maybe, taking a cue from the the wording above we should re-word:

Should schools ban soft drinks and other food with poor nutritional value.  

It works now in the sense that you're not guaranteed full financial aid coverage... a lot of students have to turn down admissions offers because even after they're presented with their individualize financial aid package, they still can't afford it.

How does it work now? If someone clearly needs financial aid, why would they be turned down if they were accepted to a specific university? If it's a private institution then they can do whatever they want, I guess.

Sounds like the issue is:

Should public schools be legally required to do more for students diagnosed with autism?

or something to that effect...