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Moving in the Morning

When Redskins tight end Chris Cooley swung by Orr Elementary School in Anacostia last Thursday, he explained to the 100 kids circled around him that he'd already exercised that day. "So hopefully I can keep up with you," he said. Fat chance of that.

Living the Bill of Rights: Professor Clem Work Sets a High Bar for Journalists and Citizens

A tribute to a deeply influential and inspiring journalism professor, now retiring from the University of Montana.

Great Kanawha food fight

Last August, Kanawha County school cooks were abruptly ordered to quit serving prepackaged food and cook instead, from scratch, with fresh ingredients, five days a week. With fewer students eating, Kanawha County's food program is projected to make about $350,000 less than it did the previous year.

Success from scratch

Last summer, seven of West Virginia's poorest counties agreed to try cooking lunch and breakfast with fresh ingredients all year, five days a week. They would offer meals free to all students who want to eat.

Nebraska school district lowers obesity rate

In 2005, almost four out of 10 kids in the Kearney, Neb., schools were obese or overweight. Five years later, Kearney had chopped the obesity rate of their grade school kids by a stunning 13 percent.

"Get kids moving"

To battle obesity, West Virginia Schools teachers are implementing 15 extra minutes of physical activity into each day.

Tony Smith's Vision

Oakland's superintendent doesn't just want to close schools. He wants to radically alter how the school district and the city educate kids.

Healthy Homework: Providing healthier choices

In an effort to promote healthier eating habits among students, Merced County school officials are eliminating foods high in fat from school meal offerings and replacing them with fruits, vegetables and other nutritious alternatives. This is part three in a four-part series.

Part one: Convenience often trumps nutrition

Part two: Committed to nutrition

Part four: No escape from healthy lifestyle effort

Goldberg's Toolbox: Going under cover, the FOIA dance, stakeouts and persistence

Matt Goldberg says that he has "hands-down" the best job in the world. He works without times constraints and chases whatever stories he wants. He loves his boss, he loves his team.

"The only requirement I have is that I have to show up with big stories," he says.

Which begs two questions: What is this mythical job? And how does he consistently find big stories?

Diane Dotson

Diane Dotson is superintendent of Jamestown School District in Tuolumne County. As superintendent, she oversaw construction of a modular health resource center intended to improve access to health services for parents, students and community members in Tuolumne County.

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