Weight Bill Unveiled

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A bipartisan group of Georgia state lawmakers has introduced a bill in the House that would require each school district to weigh students twice a year, calculate their body-mass index, and put the information on student report cards. Arkansas already has a similar program.

Robert C. Johnston

was an assistant managing editor for Education Week. He edited the State Capitals section (including briefs, State of the States, recaps, Journal), state policy, school finance, early-childhood education, private education, English-language learners and immigrants, rural education, and facilities and transportation.